ky_rbi
Certificate of Permanent Residence for Investors and Persons of Independent Means
Cayman Islands · Caribbean
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownExtended ResidencyEconomic Residency
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2003
- Governing lawPublished
- Immigration (Transition) Law 2018
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Cayman Islands Department of Immigration
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Invest in Cayman Islands' Caribbean tax haven for financial freedom and banking privacy
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Investment of at least CI$2,000,000 (about US$2.4M) in developed real estate in the Cayman Islands
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 8–10 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Application to the Cayman Department of Immigration (WORC)
- Required in-person stepPublished
- In person in Cayman
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 56–70 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://my.egov.ky/web/worc/immigration-forms
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $2,400,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $2,400,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $1,500
- Application feePublished
- $610
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $2,110
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- KYD 2,000,000 in developed real estate (+ KYD 200,000 issue fee from 1 May 2026)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- No lower route for this certificate. Separate 25-year Residency Certificate (not permanent): CI$1,000,000 incl. CI$500,000 real estate on Grand Cayman (CI$500,000 / CI$250,000 on the Sister Islands) plus CI$120,000 annual income
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 30 days/year
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- 90 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 12 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 120 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Can be revoked if not physically present at least 30 days a year (per a Cayman law firm guide)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Not applicable — Cayman Islands has no personal income tax, so no tax residency test applies
- Personal income taxPublished
- No personal income tax
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Competitor figure of US$610,000 corresponds to the CI$500,000 real-estate minimum of the 25-year Residency Certificate, not this permanent certificate. Caymanian Protection (Fees) Regulations 2026 raised the issue fee to CI$200,000 from 1 May 2026; investment threshold unchanged. KYD pegged at ~US$1.22.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- CI$2M (~US$2.4M) in developed real estate; annual quota of 250; path to British Overseas Territories citizenship
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.immigration.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/vibrantcayman
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.ogier.com/news-and-insights/insights/securing-cayman-residency-via-independent-means-or-direct-investment/ | https://www.bedellcristin.com/media/uglb0wce/bc-spotlight-certificate-of-permanent-residence.pdf | https://caymanresident.com/move/immigration/permanent-residence/persons-of-independent-means-investors/residency-certificate
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.bedellcristin.com/knowledge/articles/2023/a-guide-to-annual-residencepresence-requirements-in-the-cayman-islands-for-persons-of-independent-means | https://ogier.com/api/ogier/pdf/6822 | https://careyolsen.com/node/1163 | https://nomad.watch/visas/residency/cayman-islands-person-of-independent-means
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.