New immigration appeals board planned

Mr Perinchief said the current appeal route to Cabinet has been ruled unconstitutional by the judiciary.

Now an amendment to create an independent board – chaired by a lawyer - to decide on refusals to grant work permits and on revocations of Bermudian status will go before the House of Assembly.

Mr Perinchief said: “Members of the public must have confidence in our institutions and our processes.”

Mr Perinchief added the change to immigration laws is part of a general overhaul of immigration law, highlighted recently by conflicting legislation regarding the granting of Bermudian status to children adopted from overseas.