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Cayman Immigration Department to Crack Down on Delinquent Paperwork
In a press release dated 3 July 2025, Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) reminded Residency and Employment Rights Certificate (RERC) holders who obtained their Permanent Residence on the basis of the Points system or being married to a Permanent Read more +
Navigating Shareholder Disputes: Winding Up on ‘Just and Equitable’ Grounds in the Cayman Islands
Shareholder disputes can arise from a variety of causes ranging from mismanagement and lack of transparency to personal fallouts among business partners. These issues are particularly acute in privately held companies, where relationships often blur the line between personal and Read more +
The Grand Court Reaffirms the Foundational Importance of Pleadings in Civil Litigation
Highlighting a recent case in the Cayman Islands, [2025] CIGC (FSD) 44 – Re Rasmala Trade Finance Fund (2) (“Re: Rasmala Trade Finance Fund (2)”), HSM Partner and Head of Litigation Kerrie Cox covers an important and often overlooked distinction Read more +
Vote HSM! Best of Cayman Islands 2025 Awards
We are proud to share that HSM has been nominated for the following Best of Cayman Islands categories: Immigration Law, Family Law, Divorce Law, Law Firm, Estate Law, and Immigration Services. Thanks to your support we won Gold in 2023 Read more +
Cayman Immigration Department to Crack Down on Delinquent Paperwork
In a press release dated 3 July 2025, Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) reminded Residency and Employment Rights Certificate (RERC) holders who obtained their Permanent Residence on the basis of the Points system or being married to a Permanent Resident and those individuals who obtained residence on the basis of their independent means to submit annual declarations.
WORC reminded those groups that not only was it a criminal offence not to provide an annual declaration but also it could lead to the revocation of their Immigration permission.
As there are no policies in regard to the revocation of Immigration permissions it is therefore difficult to know in what context this would happen. It is however suspected that the Department would only seek to revoke an Immigration permission on failure to submit the appropriate paperwork if there was a connected offence, i.e. the individual had changed job titles (without permission) or a dependent had not declared at an earlier stage.
That being said, it is open to the Director or the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board to revoke an immigration permission based solely upon the failure to provide an annual update.
Prior to revoking an immigration permission the Department or the relevant board would send a “Minded to Revoke” letter to the individual in question. In those circumstances, HSM Partner Alastair David recommends that the individual in question seeks immediate legal advice so that they can understand the situation that they find themselves in and what would be the appropriate next steps.