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Vaccine mandates now law in the Cayman Islands

by CMR
October 14, 2021
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Vaccine mandates now law in the Cayman Islands
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(CMR) Vaccine mandates for some categories of individuals are now law after the 2 pieces of legislation were assented to. The Ministry of Border Control & Labour announces the passing of the Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Act, 2021 and the Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Act, 2021 in Parliament on 5 October. The Acts have now been assented to and will come into force today, 14th October 2021.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Border Control and Labour, Hon. Chris Saunders, says the legislation aims to offer as much protection as possible to the diverse Cayman Islands community, while the COVID-19 global pandemic continues.

“The revised legislation endeavours to make the new requirements as reasonable and humane as possible. We have removed the mandate for persons with existing close, long-term personal connections to the Islands. In addition, we have built in grace periods where appropriate and allowed medical exemptions where called for. We believe these changes have helped to improve what is otherwise a necessary piece of legislation,”

Deputy Premier, Christopher Saunders 

Therefore the Ministry wishes to advise the public that as of 15th October these Acts will now require eligible applicants and their eligible accompanying dependants to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of the covid-19 vaccinations to WORC and CBC respectively when applying for or renewing the below categories of residence or employment facilities:

WORC – Immigration (Transition)(Amendment) Act, 2021

  • Persons applying for work permit grants (WP) or renewing work permits, this includes temporary work permits (TWP) new applications and renewals;
  • Amendments to a work permit to add dependents;
  • Certificate for Specialist Caregivers;
  • Permanent Residence; (applicants must have been legally and ordinarily resident in the Islands for at least eight years),
  • Residence certificates for persons of independent means,
  • Surviving or former spouses, civil partners and adult dependents of holders of residency certificates for persons of independent means or holders of certificates of permanent residence for persons of independent means, who are applying for such certificates in their own right.
  • Persons applying for certificates of direct investment,
  • Surviving/former spouse or civil partner of a certificate of direct investment holder applying for such a certificate in their own right
  • Holders of residency certificates (Substantial Business Presence)
  • Spouses, civil partners and dependents of people holding residency certificates for persons of independent means and certificates of Direct Investment
  • Persons exempted from the gainful occupation requirements of non-Caymanians

WORC officials note that the changes mean that temporary work permit applicants must submit an additional form along with the other required documents, although previously no medical form was required.

CBC – Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Act, 2021

  • Student visas,
  • Persons renewing student visas,
  • Persons arriving under the Global Citizen Concierge program and
  • Those receiving entry permits approved by Cabinet

Approved vaccines

The legislation also details which vaccine programs that are accepted by the CIG. For these purposes, the Chief Medical Officer has approved AstraZeneca, Janssen (Johnson and Johnson), Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech.

40 day grace period

Those applying for work permits, who are off-island and for some reason unable to access a COVID-19 vaccination, can submit, along with their application, a declaration of their intent to complete an approved vaccine course within 40 days of arrival on-island. Failure to provide WORC or CBC a vaccination certificate confirming that the applicant has completed the full course will result in revocation of the approved application.

Individuals who are already on-island when submitting their application, may likewise declare their intent to complete an approved vaccine course, and provide a vaccination certificate within 40 days of approval. Failure to provide WORC or CBC will result in revocation of any grant and having to leave the Islands.

Exemption

Anyone seeking exemption from the Acts on medical grounds must obtain a letter/certificate from a physician in the Cayman Islands if applying locally, or from a physician from the country of origin, if applying overseas. This document must be sent to the Health Services Authority for review and approval by the Medical Officer of Health, after which it should be submitted along with the application.

Additionally, WORC and CBC officials stress that if a vaccination certificate, declaration, or medical exemption is not included at the time of the application submission, this may cause a deferral or delay in processing. The declaration form can be found on both CBC and WORC websites.

To facilitate COVID-19 social distancing protocols, WORC and CBC encourages customers with queries to email: [email protected] or call 1-345-945-9672 or toll free 1 (800) 534 9672 or Customs & Border Control, email [email protected] or call the Customer Support Centre 1-345-649-4579.

 Alternatively, persons can review FAQs by visiting www.worc.ky or exploregov.ky/coronavirus.

New Legislation Available Online:

The Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Act, 2021

The Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Act, 2021

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