Immigration Services

This information is intended for persons 18 years or older who are planning to come to the Cayman Islands to study full-time at a recognised educational institution. It will help you determine if you need a visa to study in the Cayman Islands. The following persons do not require a student visa to study in the Cayman Islands:

• Caymanians (i.e. persons possessing Caymanian Status)
• Spouses of Caymanians
• Permanent Residence holders
• Residency and Employment Rights Certificate holders
• Persons under the age of eighteen who are named as dependants

The following persons do require a student visa to study in the Cayman Islands A person who is

• not a Caymanian; and
• not the spouse of a Caymanian; and
• not a Permanent Residence holder; and
• not an Employment Rights Certificate holder and who is eighteen years of age or older
• is seeking to enter the Cayman Islands for the purpose of attending a recognised educational institution on a full-time basis;
• intends to leave the Islands at the end of their studies; and
• is not named as a dependant on a work permit, a Residency & Employment Rights Certificate, a Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means, or on a letter conferring the grant of permanent residence