A Return or Onward Ticket
A Return or Onward Ticket or other document of onward transportation to a country to which, at that time, the passenger has a right of entry, is required by all visitors.
Passports
Passports are the preferred document for entry into Bermuda and are required of all visitors from countries which require a passport for re-entry purposes or for entry through another country to which at that time the passenger has right of entry.
Proof of Citizenship and Identification
Proof of Citizenship and Identification (including photo ID). All travellers (this applies to adults and children travelling alone or with their parents - see Requirements for Children for additional notes on children travelling with an adult other than parent and/or in the process of adoption) must carry with them proof of citizenship and personal identification (including photo ID) relevant to return to their own country or for re-entry through another foreign country, as required by Bermuda Immigration authorities, in particular:
A. Visitors from the United States must present any one of the following items of identification (including photo ID) (please note passports are the preferred travel document for entry into Bermuda):
(1) US Passport (if expired should be of sufficiently recent vintage so that photograph resembles bearer);
(2) Birth certificate with a raised seal issued by a competent municipal authority, or certified copy; either one along with photo ID;
(3) US re-entry permit;
(4) US Naturalization Certificate;
(5) US Alien Registration Card.
B. Visitors from Canada must present any one of the following items of identification (please note passports are the preferred document for entry into Bermuda):
(1) Valid Canadian passport;
(2) Birth certificate or certified copy, either one along with photo ID;
(3) or, for people born outside of Canada, a Canadian Certificate of Citizenship or proof of their Landed Immigrant Status.
C. Visitors from the UK and Western Europe must present a valid passport of their country.
Married women whose identification documents are retained in their maiden name but who are travelling under their married name should also carry their marriage certificate or certified copy as further proof of identity.
Requirements for Children:
(see also Proof of Citizenship and Identification above)
A. Children traveling with an adult other than their parents must be in possession of the travel documents specified above along with a letter from the parent(s) authorizing the child to be accompanied by the respective adult for the trip.
B. Parents of adopted children should be particularly careful that they carry with them the proper documents of different nationality from the parents. Parents in the process of adopting children are advised not to leave their country with the children until all the legalities and paperwork are finalized.
C. Children entering Bermuda for the purpose of adoption must be in possession of documents from the Bermuda Department of Immigration confirming their entry into Bermuda for adoption.
Remember, a valid passport is always the best document for any traveller to carry.
Length of Stay
Most bona fide visitors with a confirmed return ticket and place of accommodation will have no difficulties with Bermuda Immigration Control.
There is a special Secondary Immigration Control section at the airport to deal with any unusual circumstances of arriving passengers. Bermuda Immigration authorities may restrict the length of stay, for example, passengers arriving with an open return ticket will have a time limit imposed.
Application to extend the length of stay must be made in person at the Immigration Headquarters in Hamilton.
Passengers arriving without a return ticket or on a one way ticket into Bermuda will not be admitted unless prior Bermuda Immigration authorization has been given.
Persons wishing to enter Bermuda for the purpose of residence and/or employment, or for indefinite periods, will not be permitted to land unless they have prior authorization from Bermuda Immigration authorities.
Visas
Visas are not required except for Nationals from the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, China (People's Republic of), Croatia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia (former), Georgia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kampuchea (Cambodia), Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, North Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Soviet Union (former), Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam (North & South), Yugoslavia (former) and Yugoslavia (Serbian Federal Republic of).
Note: any of the listed nationals who are permanent residents of the US or Canada holding a valid US Alien Registration Card or a valid proof of Canadian Landed Immigrant Status plus a valid Passport, do not require a visa to enter Bermuda.
However, persons requiring visas to enter other countries on departure from Bermuda must be in possession of the respective visas or transmit visas prior to arrival in Bermuda. Visas may be obtained from the Visa Section of a British Embassy or other British Foreign Service establishment abroad, i.e. a Consulate.
