Topic: Immigration (Amendment) Bill
Immigration Act amendments get support across Parliament
Government’s plans for immigration reform moved a step closer with MPs from all political parties approving legislation as it made its way through Parliament.
Major immigration reform passed by Parliament
The most significant changes to Cayman Islands immigration law in years have been passed by Parliament.
Opposition MPs raise concerns about impact of immigration bill
Opposition members and independent MPs raised concerns about “unintended consequences” of the reforms contained in the government’s Immigration Bill and warned that it could open the door to legal challenges as well as impacting Caymanian businesses.
UK experts advise on new Refugee Protection Appeals Tribunal
The Governor’s Office provided insight into how collaboration between the Cayman Islands government and the United Kingdom could reshape the jurisdiction’s management of asylum and refugee cases.
Legal panel proposed to handle asylum seekers
The Cayman Islands is seeking to form a panel of legal experts to help the British territory deal with requests from non-Caymanians who seek to remain here on the basis of political persecution occurring in their home countries.
Immigration Bill aims to resurrect ‘ghost Caymanians’
Certain local residents who believed for years, even decades, that they were Caymanian – as defined under local Immigration Law – only to learn that they did not legally hold that status will be allowed to apply to obtain it, regardless of their age or how long they have been in the territory.
