Residency & Immigration

Retiring in the Cayman Islands: Beyond the Purchase Price

For many people dreaming of a relaxed, sun-filled retirement, the Cayman Islands are likely to check all the right boxes. This famous tropical destination offers not only turquoise seas and year-round sunshine but more importantly, a stable economy, modern infrastructure, and one of the most attractive tax environments in the Caribbean. With no annual property tax, no capital gains tax,...

Golden Visa Real Estate Investment in the Cayman Islands

Still riding the wave of a real estate boom, which has been bolstered further by the mad rush for holiday homes and serene sanctuaries following the global pandemic, the Cayman Islands continues to be an increasingly popular destination for real estate investment -- especially for those seeking to obtain a Golden Visa. In simple terms, a Golden Visa is a...

The Best Neighborhoods for Retirement in the Cayman Islands

Retirement for some people could mean riding off into the sunset; for others, it could mean swinging gently in a hammock and sipping tall drinks while watching one of the world’s most beautiful sunsets from the comfort of their island home -- day after day. If your idea of retirement is spending your golden years soaking up the sun in...

Getting a golden visa? Why the Cayman Islands is your best option

Obtaining a Golden Visa is one of the easiest ways for ultra-high net worth individuals and their dependent family members to become legal residents  of a foreign country, with the right to travel, live, work, study, and enjoy health care benefits within that jurisdiction. Some programs can also lead to citizenship, depending on the host country’s residency requirements. At present,...

Cayman Islands Citizenship by Investment

It is a well-known fact that moving to the Cayman Islands commands higher value and steeper requirements as compared to many other countries in the Caribbean or elsewhere that offer residency and citizenship by investment programs – more commonly known as “golden visas.” In the same breath, it is also widely accepted that Cayman is the “gold standard” in terms...

Moving to the Cayman Islands

Thinking of Moving to the Cayman Islands? Read this first... Moving to a new country is a big step in life. Leaving your homeland behind for a new one across the sea can be an amazing experience. Learning about a new culture and way of life is an enriching experience that one will remember forever. Nowhere is this truer than...

New Legislation to make it Easier to Attain PR (for a few people anyways)

Change is in the air for some of the current laws on the books relating to immigration in the Cayman Islands. (more…)

Immigration Amnesty Offered in The Cayman Islands

Recently the Cayman Islands Department of Immigration informed the public of a month long amnesty period. (more…)

Cayman Government to See Big Bucks for Immigration Fees

Immigration is big business in the Cayman Islands. And business, at the moment, is good. (more…)

Expatriate Losses Affecting Local Businesses

Local businesses in the Cayman Islands are beginning to note the effects of an exodus of employees. (more…)

Immigration Update: “CI GOV Plan Not Enough”

The contentious and often extremely burdensome immigration debacle in the Cayman Islands rolls along these days as people wait in limbo for word on their futures. (more…)

Local Attorney: Unknown Influences Stopping Immigration Reform

According to attorneys working at the local law firm HSM Chambers, an unknown party is seemingly exerting influence on any attempt to remedy delays involving hundreds of applicants for permanent residence in the Cayman Islands. (more…)

Wealthy Individuals Will Have To Pay More To Reside in Cayman

It just became a bit more tedious to be a wealthy expat living in the Cayman Islands. (more…)

Residency Options in the Cayman Islands

For foreigners & expats that do not need to work, there are many residency options in the Cayman Islands. (more…)

Cayman Government sued by those awaiting PR decisions

The Cayman Islands Premier Mr. Alden McLaughlin has stated recently that the government is facing upwards of 24 lawsuits and reviews because of the delays in processing permanent residency applications. The Premier has gone on record and stated that he has not put eyes on the lawsuits and did not know the details. He did say that he has been...

Cayman Islands Government Rakes in Millions per Year: Permanent Residence Fees Generate Big Bucks

From fiscal year 2009 to the present day the Cayman Islands Immigration Department collected nearly seventy million dollars in permanent residency fees. (more…)

Cayman Government To Ax Unnecessary Paperwork: Immigration “Back & Forth” To Cease

Expat residents in the Cayman Islands who have lived here a minimum of eight years currently face a seemingly endless "back and forth' process with respect to required paperwork. (more…)

Increase visitors from Europe

Well that time of year is finally upon us. With the long Easter weekend coming and going, we here in the real estate business in the Cayman Islands mark the end of the tourist winter season. The days of multiple showings, open houses and putting the miles on the tires are now in the past and everyone on the island...

Will changes in immigration laws help real estate?

The Cayman Islands government is considering abolishing the term limit imposed on foreign employees. With no more restrictions on their residency limits, these employees would likely feel much better about purchasing property. We are eager to see if even news of the possibility of such a suspension might spur... (more…)