Applications For Residency For Persons Of Independent Means

Introduction

Pursuant to the Immigration Law (2015 Revision) (the "Immigration Law") and accompanying regulations, the Chief Immigration Officer of the Cayman Islands may grant two distinct categories of residency to persons of independent means. The first category is the Residential Certificate for Persons of Independent Means (a "section 34 Certificate") and the second is the Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means (a "section 34A Certificate"). A section 34A Certificate may, upon application, be varied to allow the applicant to work within the Cayman Islands in specified occupations and persons holding a section 34A Certificate may be eligible to apply for a certificate of naturalisation and the grant of the right to be Caymanian under the relevant sections of the Immigration Law.