Visas

• Tourist Identification Card (will be provided by airline staff)
• Proof of identification (please see criteria below)
• Customs declaration card.
  

Entry Requirements for the Cayman Islands:

American citizens as of January 23rd, 2007 entering the Cayman Islands will require a valid passport, for more information on this visit: http://travel.state.gov/travel/passport.
Canadian citizens Do Not Require passports, but must present proof of Citizenship. Proof of Citizenship include:

Passport or Birth certificate with a raised seal & Photo Id (i.e. Driver's License)

* Photocopies of Birth Certificates need to have the copy notarized by a Notary Republic. 

If you are American, British, Canadian, a citizen of another Commonwealth country (with the exception of Bangladesh, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,  Sierra Leone and Uganda and Zimbabwe) or a national of any of the following you will not require a Visa:

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, China (peoples republic) citizens holding Hong Kong (SAR China) passports only, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Irish Republic, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America & Venezuela.

All other countries not noted above should contact the nearest British Consulate or High Commission Office to inquire about entry requirements or receive applications for Visas. Entry is granted for up to six months. Resident aliens of the US who show a valid US Alien Registration Card (green card) may be permitted to enter and remain in the Cayman Islands for up to 30 days.

A person who is not a prohibited immigrant* and satisfies an immigration officer that he is: (i) authorised by a work permit to work in the Cayman Islands
(ii) a person named in a work permit as a dependant of the licensee
(iii) a person who is exempted from the requirement to possess a work permit or a dependant of such a person
(iv) a person who has permission to reside permanently in the Cayman Islands
(v) the holder of a valid re-entry permit is not required to produce a visa on entering the Cayman Islands.

* Prohibited immigrants are defined in full in the Immigration Law 2003 but include the destitute, the mentally disordered, persons creating health hazards to the community, anyone reasonably believed to be a prostitute or living on prostitution, anyone previously deported, anyone convicted in any country of an offence for which a prison sentence of twelve months or more was imposed, and others declared to be undesirable immigrants for economic or moral reasons. 

A transit passenger who is a national of any of the following countries is required to have a visa upon arrival in the Islands: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burma(Myanmar), Burundi, Cameroon, China (People's Republic of), Colombia, Congo Dem. Republic (Zaire), Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liberia, Macedonia (F.Y.R. of), Moldova (Republic of), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus, Uganda, Vietnam, Yugoslavia & Zimbabwe. 

HOW TO OBTAIN A VISA

Persons requiring a visa for entry into or transit through the Cayman Islands must apply to the nearest British Embassy or Consulate that has a visa section. Note: nationals of Cuba and Honduras must apply to the British Embassy in Havana and the Cayman Islands Visa Office in La Ceiba respectively. Jamaican nationals living in Jamaica are required to apply at the Cayman Islands Visa Office on Dominica Drive, New Kingston.

For Specific Questions regarding entry into the Cayman Islands contact the Cayman Islands Department of Immigration: (345) 949-8344

Upon arrival please keep the immigration card given to you! Visitors should keep it with their travel documents and present it when departing

Departure Tax: There is a CI $20.00 or US$25.00 departure tax for the Cayman Islands that is included in the price of your airline ticket.

Working in the Cayman Islands: If you're planning a business trip, please know in advance that salespeople planning to solicit business and take orders in our islands require a temporary work permit. Applications for this may be obtained in advance from the Department of Immigration. Contact their office weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at (345) 949-8344. You also must declare all samples of goods you bring into the country and these must leave with you. Please know that under our Immigration Laws visitors are not allowed to accept jobs in the Cayman Islands without a government-issued work permit.