Before a storm approaches, or any other potential emergency, make certain all essential documents are in order.
Check over all your paperwork to ensure documentation is up-to-date and valid.
Cayman’s Passport and Corporate Services Office advises passports and other vital documents, such as birth, marriage, naturalisation, registration certificates and Caymanian status and permanent residence documents, be kept together in a waterproof bag or container.
They should be stored securely in a place that is easily accessible during emergencies.
As part of readiness preparations, people are reminded to:
• Check their passports and other travel documents are valid.
• Make copies of key documents, including passports, birth and marriage certificates, naturalisation and registration certificates.
• Store original documents and the copies in secure but separate locations. If applying for a United Kingdom passport, submit only copies of the valid British Overseas Territories Citizen (BOTC) Cayman Islands passport. Original passports should not be sent during hurricane season.
TRAVELLING TO THE UNITED STATES
For people travelling to the United States, either before or immediately after a hurricane, the passport office notes the following:
• Holders of BOTC – Cayman Islands passports or UK passports containing a US visitor’s visa may travel to the US on commercial, charter or air ambulance flights.
• Holders of BOTC – Cayman Islands passports without a US visitor’s visa must first obtain US visa waivers from the Passport and Corporate Services Office to travel to the US on commercial or air ambulance flights.
• Holders of BOTC – Cayman Islands passports should ensure that the passports are valid for at least six months after the intended date of departure from the US.
• Holders of UK passports without a US visitor’s visa, but with an approval from the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), may travel to the US on commercial or air ambulance flights.
Residents should also remember that travel documents cannot be issued when weather conditions or other emergencies require the closure of government offices, including the Passport and Corporate Services Office.
Passport and Corporate Services Office
128 Elgin Avenue, George Town Office
hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm
Contact: 943-7678
Passport Services: passport&[email protected]
Corporate Services: [email protected]
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