British passport (Cayman Islands)

Cayman Islands passports are a variant of the British passport which are issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens connected to the Cayman Islands. Since 2016, all Caymanian passports are issued in the United Kingdom by Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).[1]

Caymanian passport
The front cover of a biometric Caymanian passport.
Caymanian passport information page
TypePassport
Issued by Governor of the Cayman Islands on behalf of
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
(on the advice of the
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), at the request of the
Cayman Islands Government made to the
Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands
EligibilityBritish Overseas Territories citizens connected to the Cayman Islands
Expiration10 years for adults aged 16 or over, 5 years for children

Following the introduction of the Series C British Passport, Caymanian passports, along with the other Overseas Territories, will adopt the new blue design.[2]

Caymanian status

As Cayman Islands passports are issued to any BOTC with a connection to the islands, it does not necessarily confer "Caymanian" status. As such Cayman Islands passports do not confer to anyone a right to live in, work in or even enter the Cayman Islands.[3]

See also

References
  1. Staff. "New look for Cayman passports | Cayman Compass". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. Lopez, Carolina (12 March 2020). "New blue Cayman passport goes 'green'". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "Confusion Between BOT Citizenship and Being Caymanian". HSM. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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