British passport (Bermuda)
| Bermudian passport | |
|---|---|
 The front cover of a contemporary Bermudian biometric passport. | |
 The data page of a Bermudian passport. | |
| Issued by |
 Bermuda |
| Type of document | Passport |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility requirements | British Overseas Territories citizenship |
Bermudian passports are issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens connected to Bermuda by the Bermuda Department of Immigration.
Application
All applicants aged 65 or above are entitled to apply for a Bermudian ePassport, standard or jumbo passport free of charge.[1]
All other applicants can apply for a Bermudian ePassport at a cost of US$119, a standard passport for US$84 or a jumbo passport for US$106.
Travel
United States
British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to Bermuda can enter the United States visa-free under most circumstances.[2] To qualify, they must present a Bermudian passport which fulfils the following criteria:[3]
- The front cover has printed on it "Government of Bermuda"
- The holder's nationality must be stated as either "British Overseas Territories Citizen" or "British Dependent Territories Citizen"
- The passport must contain one of the following endorsement stamps: "Holder is registered as a Bermudian", "Holder Possesses Bermudian Status" or "Holder is deemed to possess Bermudian status"
Alternatively, if Bermudians use their British Citizen passports, when entering the US on the Visa Waiver Program, they can only stay visa-free for up to 90 days and must obtain pre-arrival online authorisation (at a fee of US$10 from 8 September 2010 onwards).
Europe
Bermudians enjoy visa-free travel for up to 90 days in France[4] and Norway.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Government of Bermuda - The place to find government and services. Quick and simple". Gov.bm. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Citizens of Canada and Bermuda
- ↑ "Visa Exemptions for Bermudians". Hamilton.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "List of Schengen visa exempted nationalities" (PDF). Ambafrance-ie.org. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ "Want to apply: Visit and holiday - UDI". Udi.no. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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1 A) Includes Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories, and former British plantations, crown colonies, colonies, protectorates, protected states, mandates, trust territories and other British possessions. 2 Open border with Schengen Area. 3 Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia, therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here. 4 Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Turkey has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace. 5 Azerbaijan and Georgia (Abkhazia; South Ossetia) are transcontinental countries. Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus. 6 Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Kazakhstan has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe. 7 Armenia (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Cyprus (Northern Cyprus) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe. 8 Egypt is a transcontinental country in North Africa and Western Asia. Egypt has a small part of its territory in Western Asia called Sinai peninsula. 9 Partially recognized. 10 Not recognized by any other state. 11 Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China 12 The Soviet Union was a transcontinental country located in Eurasia
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