Topic: Visa
US student visa refusals hit decade high; Cayman enrolment stable
Refusal rates for US student visas have reached their highest level in a decade. For Caymanians, however, the picture is more nuanced.
New UK entry rules begin this week
Significant changes to the United Kingdom’s immigration system will come into force on 25 Feb., altering how millions of travellers – including some in Cayman – enter the country.
The U.S. proposes expanded scrutiny of ESTA visa-waiver visitors
The United States is preparing to impose the most expansive data-collection requirements ever applied to visitors from visa-waiver countries, against a broader hardening of US visa policy.
Honduras rescinds visa requirements for Cayman travellers
The Honduras government has rescinded its requirement for Caymanians and British nationals living in the Cayman Islands to have travel visas to enter its country.
Romanians feel impact of visa change
Cayman’s small Romanian community is beginning to feel the impact of new visa requirements apparently introduced in response to a handful of credit card crimes committed by tourists from the eastern European country.
Customer confusion as Butterfield replaces debit cards
Butterfield Bank says it has added staff to its call center to deal with customer issues as it replaces all its Visa debit cards with new MasterCard bank cards.
