General Information
Non-immigrant visas (NIVs) are issued to people visiting the United States for work, pleasure, studying, or transit. Generally, visa applicants must apply for a visa in the Consular District in which they legally reside.  At the Consulate in Hamilton, applications are normally only accepted from legal residents of Bermuda. 

Visas are a privilege, not a right. In order to be granted a non-immigrant visa, applicants must overcome the presumption in Section 214b of the Immigration and Nationality Act  (INA) that all visa applicants are intending immigrants.  You can overcome this presumption by providing evidence that you have strong ties to a residence abroad and that you have no intention of abandoning. For more information about Section 214b click here.

Service Hours
As of October 1, 2007, non-immigrant visa applicants must make an appointment on-line prior to completing the application process in person at the Consulate. When you are booking on-line you will notice that we also have new service hours:

Monday       1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 

Wednesday  8:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Thursday     8:30 - 10:30 a.m. 

Pick-up information: If you need to pick up non-immigrant visa forms or passports containing approved visas, these are available at the guard building at the front of the Consulate, Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  When picking up passports with approved visas, you must present the receipt, a piece of valid photo identification and sign for the passport. There is no public parking available at the Consulate; however, parking is available at the Arboretum on Montpelier Road.  Please note, the Consulate is closed on all official Bermuda and U.S. holidays.

For more information on:

• Do I Need A Visa, please click here.
• Common Visa Classes, please click here.
• How to Apply for a non-immigrant visa, please click here.
• Waivers for Criminal Conviction and Ineligibilities, please click here.