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Cayman Islands · Independent means
Cayman Islands Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means
For an adult of independent means meeting island-specific annual-income or deposit tests, investment requirements, health, insurance and character conditions.
- Route type
- Independent means
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 12 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
12 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Age Min
A person of independent means must have attained the age of eighteen years.
via legislation.gov.ky - Character and security
The applicant must have no serious criminal conviction.
via legislation.gov.ky - Good Health Required
The applicant must be in good health.
via legislation.gov.ky - Grand Cayman Deposit Ci Min Alternative
you continue to maintain a minimum deposit of at least four hundred thousand dollars in assets in an account opened with a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority-regulated and locally licensed institution
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Grand Cayman Developed Real Estate Ci Min
of which at least five hundred thousand dollars is in developed real estate in Grand Cayman
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Grand Cayman Income Ci Year Min
you have a continuous source of annual income of no less than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, without the need to engage in employment in the Cayman Islands
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Grand Cayman Total Investment Ci Min
you have invested the sum of one million dollars
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Sister Islands Deposit Ci Min Alternative
you continue to maintain a minimum deposit of at least four hundred thousand dollars in assets in an account opened with a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority-regulated and locally licensed institution
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Sister Islands Developed Real Estate Ci Min
of which at least two hundred and fifty thousand dollars is in developed real estate in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Sister Islands Income Ci Year Min
you have a continuous source of annual income in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, without the need to engage in employment in the Cayman Islands
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Sister Islands Total Investment Ci Min
you have invested the sum of at least five hundred thousand dollars
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026
What you’ll show with your application
Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.
- Health insurance
The applicant must possess adequate health-insurance coverage.
via legislation.gov.ky
Also stated by the source
- Eligibility summary
if you reside in Grand Cayman — (i) you have a continuous source of annual income of no less than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars [...] or (ii) you continue to maintain a minimum deposit of at least four hundred thousand dollars [...] and you have invested the sum of one million dollars
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Official source basis
if you reside in Grand Cayman — (i) you have a continuous source of annual income of no less than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars [...] or (ii) you continue to maintain a minimum deposit of at least four hundred thousand dollars [...] and you have invested the sum of one million dollars
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Physical Presence Days Year Min
The holder must be physically present in the Cayman Islands for at least thirty days in aggregate in each calendar year.
- Report summary
if you reside in Grand Cayman — (i) you have a continuous source of annual income of no less than one hundred and twenty thousand dollars [...] or (ii) you continue to maintain a minimum deposit of at least four hundred thousand dollars [...] and you have invested the sum of one million dollars
checked 2026-08-03 · Caymanian Protection (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (SL 16 of 2026), Schedule 5 Part 2B, effective after commencement of the 2026 Transition Amendment; verified 3 August 2026 - Work and study rights
The Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means is granted without the right to work.
via legislation.gov.ky
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
- Duration Years
The Certificate is granted without the right to work for twenty-five years.
via legislation.gov.ky
How it works
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Cayman Islands?
The official source states:
For an adult of independent means meeting island-specific annual-income or deposit tests, investment requirements, health, insurance and character conditions.
02Do I need health insurance?
The official source states:
The applicant must possess adequate health-insurance coverage.
Every answer is quoted from the official gov.ky page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 18 points against the official source; 18 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source gov.kyLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Cayman Islands government page.Same category, elsewhere
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