Digital Nomad & Residency - Bermuda

The COVID-era 'Work from Bermuda' One Year Residential Certificate (launched August 2020, ~1,800 participants) stopped accepting applications on 28 February 2025; there is no longer a stand-alone digital-nomad visa.

'Permission to Reside on an Annual Basis' lets non-employed individuals live in Bermuda without a local work permit; remote work for companies based outside Bermuda is expressly permitted, while seeking local employment is not.

Applicants must be over 18, of good character, financially self-sufficient and hold valid health insurance; permission may be granted for periods of up to five years (fees ~$275 for one year, ~$1,215 for five years).

The Economic Investment and Residential Certificate grants resident status (with the right to live and seek employment) to individuals investing at least US$2.5 million in qualifying Bermuda real estate, businesses, charities or government funds, available to the holder plus spouse and minor dependents.

Under the revised EIRC policy, residency rights are conferred from the date of issuance, removing the former five-year waiting period that applied under the earlier Economic Investment Certificate.

The Government announced in February 2025 that it is transitioning away from the one-year nomad certificate back toward multi-year residency permissions, signalling a structural shift rather than a temporary pause.