s.14Appeals from decisions of immigration officer
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Section 14Part 2 — Administration

Appeals from decisions of immigration officer

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Subject to subsections (2) and (5), any person aggrieved by, or dissatisfied with, any decision of an immigration officer may, within seven days of the communication of the decision to him, appeal therefrom to the pertinent Board whose decision shall be final and binding upon the appellant; and the Board’s decision shall, if notice thereof is sent to the appellant —
by post, be deemed to have been received by him no later than seven days from the date of dispatch; or
by electronic mail, be deemed to have been received by him no later than twenty-four hours after its transmission.
The appeal to which subsection (1) refers is restricted to dissatisfaction with the decision of an immigration officer —
to refuse permission to enter the Islands;
Repealed by section 4 of [Law 23 of 2013]
to revoke permission to remain in the Islands;
to refuse an application for the grant of a student’s visa or the extension thereof or to attach conditions to such grant;
to refuse or revoke a temporary work permit; and
to refuse an application for a Residency Certificate for Persons of Independent Means, a Certificate of Direct Investment, a Residency Certificate (Substantial Business Presence) or a Certificate of Permanent Residence for Persons of Independent Means.
Pending the outcome of an appeal under this section —
an appellant under subsection (2)(a) and (c) shall leave the Islands; and
an appellant under subsection (2)(d) to (f) may be allowed to remain in the Islands if he satisfies the Chief Immigration Officer that he is able to support himself and his dependants, if any.
Notwithstanding subsection (3)(a), where a passenger holds a valid visa to enter the Islands he may appeal, from within the Islands, the decision of the immigration officer to refuse him entry.
In this section — “pertinent Board” means the Work Permit Board, the Business Staffing Plan Board or the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Immigration Board where relevant, except that an appeal in respect of —
subsection (2)(f) shall be heard by the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board; and
the decision of an immigration officer who at the relevant time was stationed in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman shall be heard by the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Immigration Board.

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