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tropico · #1 (**permalink**) 09.11.2006, 10:35

Einreise- und Einwanderungsbestimmungen der Cayman Islands

EU-Bürger benötigen für die Einreise kein Visum, vorgeschrieben ist lediglich ein noch mindestens sechs Monate gültiger Reisepass.

Einreisebestimmungen:

Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements for entry into the Cayman Islands
Useful Links

* Visa Required Countries
* Visa Applications
* Visitors Extension Form [pdf]

Every person arriving in the Cayman Islands is required to produce for inspection by an immigration officer a passport or some other valid document establishing their identity and nationality or place of permanent residence.

Proof of citizenship or residence may be established by producing a photo identification together with a certified copy of a birth certificate, or a naturalisation certificate.

Persons from certain countries will also be required to possess a valid visa for the Cayman Islands.
Requirements to be satisfied by visitors

A visitor may be required to show that he is in possession of a paid up return ticket or ticket entitling him and his dependants, if any, to travel to their next destination outside the Islands. A visitor may also be required to satisfy the immigration officer that they he has sufficient funds to maintain himself and his dependants during the period of their stay in the Cayman Islands.
Length of Stay

Visitors may be granted permission to land in the Islands for a period of up to six months. This period may be extended for further periods not exceeding six months upon application to the Chief Immigration Officer.
Sponsors

Any person acting as the sponsor of a tourist visitor seeking permission to land in the Islands or seeking an extension of the permission may be required to give an undertaking in writing to be responsible for that tourist visitor's maintenance and accommodation during the period of his stay in the Islands. The sponsor is also required by law to inform the Chief Immigration Officer within twenty-four hours of the expiration of the grant of permission if the tourist visitor in question has failed to depart from the Islands before the expiration of the permission granted.
Seeking employment whilst in the Cayman Islands as a visitor

There is no prohibition against seeking employment whilst visiting the Islands as a tourist. However, both the Chief Immigration Officer and the Immigration Boards may refuse the grant of a work permit for a person who is in the Islands as a tourist visitor.

Additionally visitors should note that no application for a Temporary Work Permit in respect of a person who gained entry as a visitor shall be considered or approved unless the visitor has departed and remained off the Islands. However, the Chief Immigration Officer may grant a Temporary Work Permit to a visitor if he is of the opinion that there exist special circumstances for doing so.

Daueraufenthaltsgenehmigung:

Permanent Residence
Useful Links

* Application Guidelines
* Points System
* Permanent Residency Brochure [pdf]
* Application Form [pdf]
* Medical Questionnaire [pdf]
* Immigration Law, (2007 Revision) [pdf]
* Immigration Regulations, (2007 Revision) [pdf]

Eligibility

Any person who has been legally and ordinarily resident in the Cayman Islands for a period of at least eight years, other than

1. the holder of a Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means; or
2. the holder of a Residency Certificate for Retirees; or
3. 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.
How much does it cost to make an application?

At the time of making an application the applicant must pay a non-refundable filing fee of CI$250.00. If the application is approved, the applicant must pay a grant fee based on their income as follows:

Upon the grant of Permanent Residence and an Employment Rights Certificate the following fees are required:-

* Unskilled - $400
* Skilled - $1,500
* Professional - $5,000

For the holder of an Residency and Employment Rights Certificate engaging in a gainful occupation - there is an annual fee payable by his employer equivalent to that payable by a person authorized by a work permit to engage in the same occupation.
Persons who have resided in the Islands for fifteen years or more

Where a worker has, on 1 January 2004, been legally and ordinarily resident in the Islands for fifteen years or more and he has applied for a grant of permanent residence, the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board is required by law to approve his application unless there are exceptional circumstances for not doing so.
How an application for permanent residence is assessed

Applications are assessed by reference to a points system. Points are awarded in relation to a set of prescribed criteria. These include, for example, a close family connection to the Islands, the applicant's financial investment in the Islands, their skills and expertise, and their contribution to the community. Points may also be deducted in cases where the applicant has or has had a criminal conviction. To be approved, an application must score one hundred out of a possible two hundred and five points.
As a Permanent Resident, what are my entitlements?

When an application for permanent residence is approved, the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board will issue the applicant a Residency and Employment Rights Certificate which entitles him or her

1. to accept employment from any employer of his choice; and
2. to have reside with him any dependants who were listed in his permanent residence application and who were approved by the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board. The Certificate may also be varied subsequently to add or remove dependants.

but the holder is restricted to working within the particular occupation or occupations specified by the Board. (These will normally be those specified by the applicant on the application form). The certificate may, however, be varied subsequently by the Board if the holder changes occupation.
May the spouse of a permanent resident work?

The spouse of a permanent resident may apply to the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board for a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate in their own right which, if approved, will entitle them to the same rights as those listed above. Alternatively, a spouse may apply for a work permit.
Death of, or divorce from, the holder of a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate

Upon the death of, or divorce from, the holder of a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate the right of the surviving or former spouse to reside in the Islands may be revoked at the discretion of the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board but the surviving or former spouse may, within a period of three months of any revocation, apply for the grant of a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate in their own right. The same eligibility requirements set out above must be satisfied.

Where an application for a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate has been made within the three months from the date of the revocation, the applicant's right to reside in the Islands shall continue upon such terms and conditions until the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board determines the application.
Dependant children of the holder of a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate

The right of a dependant child to reside in the Islands as a dependant ceases upon completion of their full-time tertiary education or when they reach the age of twenty-four, whichever happens earlier.
If my application for Permanent Residence is refused, will I have the right of appeal?

Yes. An appeal against the decision of the Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board to refuse the application may be made to the Immigration Appeals Tribunal within twenty-eight days of the communication of the decision. The fee for making an appeal is CI$250.00. An appeal may be lodged on the ground that it is:

1. erroneous in law;
2. unreasonable;
3. contrary to the principles of natural justice; or
4. at variance with the Immigration Regulations

Siehe: -http://www.immigration.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1608,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

tropico · #2 (**permalink**) 26.02.2008, 16:08

Ergänzung der Einreise- und Einwanderungsregelungen der Cayman Islands

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