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 His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).[1]
| Caymanian passport | |
|---|---|
_Series_C_-_Cover.jpg) The front cover of a Series C Caymanian passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | United Kingdom —HM Passport Office (via the British Virgin Islands passport office) |
| Eligibility | British Overseas Territories citizens connected to the Cayman Islands |
| Expiration | 10 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
editAs Cayman Islands passports are issued to any BOTC with a connection to the islands, it does not necessarily confer belonger 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff. "New look for Cayman passports | Cayman Compass". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Lopez, Carolina (12 March 2020). "New blue Cayman passport goes 'green'". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Confusion Between BOT Citizenship and Being Caymanian". HSM. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.