Student Visa Applications
Temporary Work Permits
A Temporary Work Permit may be issued for periods of up to six months at the discretion of the Chief Immigration Officer and for all occupations. A Temporary Work Permit may not however be extended or renewed unless it was issued for a period of less than six months initially. Important note: a prospective employee may not normally be in the Cayman Islands when the application is submitted. The Chief Immigration Officer may only exercise his/her discretion to accept an application where the prospective worker is already in the Islands in exceptional circumstances.
Term Limit Exemption Work Permit
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Business Visitor Permits
Local companies registered under the Companies Law (2004 Revision) or a local partnership or firm working in the Islands which regularly employs persons not ordinarily resident in the Cayman Islands on a temporary basis may make a single application in each calendar year to the Chief Immigration Officer for the issue, in each calendar year, of one or more business visitors' permits and for more than one visit.
Key Employees
This section has information for Key Employee status
There are limitations on the length of time that persons may work in the Cayman Islands on a work permit. This is known as the person's 'term limit'. Normally, this is seven years. However, an employer may apply to the Work Permit Board or the Business Staffing Plan Board to have an employee designated as a 'Key Employee'. If the application is successful, the worker will be able to continue to work for the same employer in the same capacity for a further two years. If the application is unsuccessful, the worker will be required to leave the Islands upon the expiry of their final work permit under the term limit provisions of the law.
Residency & Employment Rights Certificate Eligibility
Any person who has been legally and ordinarily resident in the Cayman Islands for a period of at least eight years, other than the holder of a Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means; or the holder of a Residency Certificate for Retirees; or a person who was granted permanent residence previously in circumstances analogous to (i) and (ii) above may apply to the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board for permission for himself, his spouse and his dependants, if any, to reside permanently in the Cayman Islands. Such an application may be made whilst the person continues to be legally and ordinarily resident or within ninety days of ceasing to be legally and ordinarily resident.
Right to be Caymanian
The Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board may, upon application, grant the right to be Caymanian to persons in the categories below.
