Bermuda entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): Valid for the whole stay (until the day you leave)
Visa (FCDO): You can visit Bermuda without a visa for up to 180 days in any 12-month period. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Bermuda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 1 November 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Bermuda, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Bermuda with a British passport?
In short: You can visit Bermuda without a visa for up to 180 days in any 12-month period.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You can visit Bermuda without a visa for up to 180 days in any 12-month period. You must have a ticket for return or onward travel.
To stay longer or work, study, travel for business or other reasons, you must meet the Bermudian government’s entry requirements.
If you want to work in Bermuda, you must get a job offer and work permit before you enter the country. You must not look for work while visiting as a tourist.
Arrival card
Visitors must complete a Bermuda arrival card. Once you’ve completed the card, download it to show immigration officials. You can also complete a paper copy when you arrive in Bermuda. You do not have to complete a card if you arrive on a cruise ship.
More from the FCDO visa section (extensions, border checks and other cases)
Checks at border control
At Bermudian border control, you may need to show:
- a return or onward ticket
- proof of your accommodation, for example, a hotel booking confirmation
Official source: GOV.UK – Bermuda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 1 November 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Bermuda, your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay and have space for entry and exit stamps.
Official source: GOV.UK – Bermuda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 1 November 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Bermuda
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 21 November 2022: “Update information on COVID-19 related entry requirements ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 3 November 2022: “Update information on Covid-19 related entry requirements ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 22 August 2022: “Update to Covid-19 related entry requirements ('Coronavirus' and 'Entry requirements' pages)”
- 25 May 2022: “Update to information on COVID-19 entry and testing requirements (‘Entry requirements’ page)”
- 13 May 2022: “Updated information on COVID-19 entry requirements for Bermuda (‘Entry requirements’ page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Bermuda (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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