s.29Categories of permanent residence
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Section 29Part 4 — Permanent Residence and Extended Residence Categories

Categories of permanent residence

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The Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board and the Chief Immigration Officer may grant to non-Caymanian applicants —
the right to reside permanently in the Islands, to persons who have been legally and ordinarily resident in the Islands for a minimum period of eight years; and
the Residency and Employment Rights Certificate, to spouses of Caymanians.
Subject to sections 34 and 34A, the Chief Immigration Officer may grant the right to reside in the Islands to persons of independent means.
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the Chief Immigration Officer in relation to the granting of permanent residence under section 30 or a Residency and Employment Rights Certificate under section 31 shall be construed as a reference to anyone specifically designated by him to perform those duties.
All or any of the powers conferred upon the Chief Immigration Officer under subsection (1) may be delegated by him to any members of his staff.
A person who is a British Overseas Territories Citizen by virtue of a connection with the Islands, by registration by entitlement under the British Nationality Act, 1981 [UK Act], or any Act preceding, amending or replacing that Act, shall have the right to remain permanently in the Islands and shall cease to have such right where —
he ceases to be a British Overseas Territories Citizen;
he has, subsequent to the grant of the certificate, been ordinarily resident outside the Islands continuously for a period of five years or acquires a domicile other than a domicile in the Islands, unless the Cabinet rules otherwise;
the Cabinet is satisfied that the grant of the certificate was obtained by fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact;
he engages in gainful occupation or any trade or business without the permission of the Work Permit Board, the Business Staffing Plan Board, the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board or the Chief Immigration Officer; or
he falls into one of the categories enumerated in section 38.

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