David Burt, the Premier of Bermuda has called on the UK government to resolve problems that have arisen for Bermudian travellers after the printing of Bermuda passports was shifted back to the UK.
A government spokeswoman said Premier Burt and Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, addressed Joint Ministerial Council meetings in London recently about the urgent need to resolve Bermuda’s passport issues. Britain took on the responsibility for the printing of Bermuda passports last year on security grounds, but this resulted in a change to the code of the travel documents. Switching Bermuda passports to the GBR code has meant travellers have been told that they need to have a US Electronic System for Travel Authorisation while previously this was not required.
Premier Burt met with officials from HM Passport Office and left with assurances that this important matter will be addressed.
