Visas for Cayman

The countries listed below do not need a visa to enter the Cayman Islands:

List of Exempted Countries

Even if you are a national of one of the countries listed below, you will NOT require a visa to enter the Cayman Islands if you are not a prohibited immigrant** and you can satisfy an Immigration Officer on arrival in the Cayman Islands that you are:

• authorised by a work permit to work in the Cayman Islands; or
• named in a work permit as a dependant of the licensee; or
• exempted from the requirement to possess a work permit or a dependant of such a person
• under section 40 of the Immigration Act; or
• a person who has permission to reside permanently in the Cayman Islands; or
• the holder of a valid re-entry permit

If You Have a USA, UK or Canadian Visa

If you would normally need a visa for the Cayman Islands as you hold a passport from either Jamaica, India or China and you do not possess a work permit, nor work for the Cayman Islands Government, then you can come to the Cayman Islands without a Cayman visa if you already have a current visa from Canada, the USA or the UK. However you must be travelling directly from the country, (USA, UK or Canada wherever you hold the visa,) to Cayman and you can only stay up to a maximum of thirty days.

However, you must travel directly from one of those countries to Cayman. This applies to cruise passengers as well.

Cruise Ship Passengers Requiring a Visa

Transit Visa Requirement

Individuals holding a passport from any of the following countries must obtain a transit visa to enter the Cayman Islands, even if only transiting (e.g., via cruise or air):

• Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Myanmar (Burma), Burundi, Cameroon, China (People’s Republic), Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liberia, North Macedonia (F.Y.R. of), Moldova (Republic of), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Uganda, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe.

Who Doesn’t Need a Transit Visa?

There are specific exceptions for transit passengers from these countries who meet any of the following conditions:

1. Cruise Ship Crew — arriving to join a cruise ship as a crew member within 24 hours of arrival.

2. Cruise Ship Guests — arriving onboard a cruise ship to disembark and transfer to another cruise ship, or to depart the Cayman Islands by air, all within 24 hours of arrival.

3. Technical Services — arriving to repair equipment or perform engineering services, again for no more than 24 hours.

4. Commercial Airline Crew — as an operational crew member of a commercial airline.

How to Apply for a Cayman Visakeyboard_arrow_right

Where visas are required, they must be sought and obtained prior to travel.

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