What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?
The applicant must submit, immediately following the date of the custody court order: a completed ESER Application Form; two passport-type photographs; a certified copy of their birth certificate or passport; a certified copy of the divorce decree absolute; a certified copy of each child's birth certificate or passport (and, for a child aged 18 to 25, proof of full-time college or university attendance such as letters or transcripts from learning institutions with relevant dates); proof of sole or joint custody; proof that the applicant had exercised, or was eligible to exercise, their spouse's employment rights immediately prior to the divorce, or proof of the former Bermudian spouse's ordinary residence in Bermuda; two character references; and proof that financial obligations are up to date.
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Limits of the record- The policy states no fee amount and no income threshold for the ESER.
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A person wishing to apply for the ESER is required to submit certain documents in support
of his or her application immediately following the date of the custody court order. These
include:
a) a completed ESER Application Form which is available on the Department of
Immigration website: https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/eserc.pdf;
b) two (2) passport-type photographs of the applicant;
c) a certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate or passport;
d) a certified copy of the divorce decree absolute;
e) a certified copy of each child‘s birth certificate or passport to whom the divorced
parent is attaching his/her request for the ESER); if older than eighteen (18)
years but under twenty-five (25) years, proof that the child is in college/university
on a full time basis; i.e. letters/transcripts from learning institutions, including
relevant dates;
f) proof of custody – sole or joint;
g) proof that the applicant had exercised, or was eligible to exercise, his or her
spouse's employment rights immediately prior to the divorce (i.e. letters from
the applicant's employers), or proof of the former Bermudian spouse's ordinary
residence in Bermuda (i.e. letters from the former Bermudian spouse's employers),
or a letter from a professional person attesting to the continuous ordinary
residence in Bermuda of the applicant's former Bermudian spouse;
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h) two (2) character references in support of the application; and
i) proof that financial obligations are up-to-date, especially if payments have been
mandated by the court.
