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Bermuda Passport Discrepancy

April 23, 2013 posted by Steve Brownstein

The Bermuda passport itself does not meet the passport requirements of the INA because it does not indicate nationality and entitlement to enter Bermuda. Bermuda passports are usually endorsed to indicate "British Dependent Territories Citizen", "British Citizen" or "Commonwealth Citizen" and may be issued to Bermudians, British citizens, all Commonwealth nationals, and anyone born in Bermuda, regardless of nationality, or lack thereof.

Birth in Bermuda is not sufficient for Bermuda status, the nearest equivalent of nationality on this British Dependent Territory.

Occasionally, there may be an endorsement in the passport indicating that the "HOLDER POSSESSES BERMUDA STATUS".

However, this endorsement is added in the passport only at the request of the bearer.

In order to fulfill the passport requirements of the INA, Bermuda passports must have this endorsement, or a separate certificate of Bermuda status should be presented with the passport.

In addition, if the bearer does not possess Bermudian status, s/he must have a landing permit, reentry permit, or residential certificate/card for entry.