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A visa is not required if you:

  1. Qualify under the Visa Waiver Program(VWP): Citizens from any of the 27 visa waivier countries may travel in the United States for up to 90 days without requiring a visa provided that they have a machine readable passport. To view an example of a machine readable passport please click here. For more information about the Visa Waiver Program please click here.

    Visa waiver travelers will be required to fill out an 1-94W at the port of entry into the United States. A bottom portion of the I-94W will be stapled into the visa waiver travelers passport. This must be returned to the either: a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official or an air/sea/land transportation representative when leaving the United States. If you have returned back to Bermuda and still have the  I-94W in your passport, you may turn it into the either the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the airport or to the U.S. Consulate. At the Consulate please present yourself in person at the guard building Monday - Friday from 9:30 -3:30 p.m. (except for holidays) with the document still intact in your passport. The guards will then remove it and ask you to sign the back. Failure to hand in the I-94W may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future.
     
  2. Are a Bermudian Citizen: Citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda are eligible to travel in the United States as a visitor for up to 180 days at the discretion of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) without requiring a visa. If you wish to stay longer then 180 days you must obtain a visa. Bermudians do require visas if they have a criminal ineligibility, have previously violated the terms of their immigration status in the United States or wish to stay longer then 180 days. Please go to Visa Exemptions for Bermudians for more information.

A visa is required if a visitor:

  1. Is not a citizen of one of the 27 visa free countries or if a Visa Waiver citizen's stay will be over 90 days. (Note: The 90-day period cannot be extended)

  2. Has been arrested or has a criminal conviction, has a medical ineligibility, has been denied entry into or deported from the United States or has overstayed on a previous visit.

  3. The visit is for other purposes than holiday or business. 

  4. Is seeking medical treatment. If you are traveling to the U.S. for medical treatment, you should obtain a statement from your doctor in Bermuda and the institution concerning the proposed treatment. You must be able to prove that you are able to cover the costs and are appropriately insured. For more information this please go to NIV medical information.

If you do require a visa please proceed onto Common Visa Classes.

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