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ARTICLE · 10 NOVEMBER 2020

Global Citizen Certificate

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The Cayman Islands has launched the Global Citizen program as an initiative for professionals and digital nomads to live and work remotely in the Cayman Islands (Cayman) for up to two years.

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The Cayman Islands has launched the Global Citizen program as an initiative for professionals and digital nomads to live and work remotely in the Cayman Islands (Cayman) for up to two years. Provided certain criteria are met, a person may apply for a Global Citizen Certificate (the Certificate), allowing them and their dependents the opportunity to live and work remotely in Cayman.

This Certificate presents a great opportunity for those looking to live and work in the Caribbean that until now may not have been be able to do so and may be of particular interest to those in the tech and digital assets industries and/or those who currently work remotely.

Requirements

The Certificate has been created by in putting in place an exemption to the immigration laws that would otherwise apply. The Immigration (Transition) (Global Citizen Exemption) Regulations, 2020 (the Regulations) provide that a person may apply for a Certificate where they:

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