GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – As officers with the Department of Immigration’s (DOI) Enforcement Division continue to crack down on illegal immigration, the department has announced a one-month amnesty from prosecution for certain immigration offences. The amnesty will take effect on 1 August 2018 at 8.30 a.m., and will remain in effect until 31 August 2018 […]
Cayman Islands DOI working to address FOI delays
May 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration continues to work proactively to address delays in its Freedom of Information (FOI) process. The Ministry of Human Resources and Immigration has actioned a plan to mitigate the situation, by assigning two additional staff members from the Ministry to the FOI team who have extensive […]
Cross-Border Training for Cayman Islands Frontline Officers
March 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
The workshop’s objective was to strengthen border security by training frontline officers to detect fraudulent documents. Experts from the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), in Jamaica led the workshop. Officers with the DOI, RCIPS and Customs participated in the cross-border training. GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – Enhancing border security by detecting illicit documents was the focus of […]
Cont. working arrangements for temporary relocated employees in Cayman Islands
September 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Cayman Islands Government has approved certain provisions regarding working arrangements for the temporary relocation of employees from hurricane affected counties in the region. Upon arrival, employees of locally registered companies within the financial services industry, and their dependents, are provided with a 60-day visitor extension by the Department of Immigration (DOI). Government has further […]
2 illegal Cubans sentenced to jail
February 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Two Cuban migrants were each sentenced in Summary Court on Friday (19) to three months imprisonment. The two men, Liodanis Sanchez Barrio and Ennier Guillermo Puig, who had landed illegally in the Beach Bay area on Grand Cayman two weeks ago, were found wandering in the vicinity of Lantern Point Tuesday (16 February 2016) and taken […]
