Bismuth substituted rare-earth iron garnet (Bi:RIG) films were prepared on (111) gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) and glass substrates b laser ablation using the ArF excimer laser. Crystal structure of the garnet phase was obtained above the substrate temperature of about 500° C on GGG substrate without postdeposition annealing and on glass substrate with postdeposition rapid thermal annealing. Films with the easy magnetization axis normal to the film plane were obtained for Bi:DyIG and Ga- or Al-substituted Bi-YIG on GGG substrate. The Faraday hyster- esis loops and the magnetic domain were observed. On the other hand, the easy magnetization axis normal to the film plane was obtained for Bi:DyIG films on the glass substrate with postdeposition rapid thermal annealing.