s.53Temporary work permit
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Section 53Part 5 — Gainful Occupation of Non-Caymanians

Temporary work permit

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The Chief Immigration Officer or his designate appointed under section 42 may on application in the prescribed form, accompanied by such documentary evidence as may be prescribed, by or on behalf of a person who desires to enter and remain in the Islands temporarily for the purposes of gainful occupation —
grant to such person a temporary work permit in the prescribed form upon payment of the prescribed fee;
vary or modify the terms of such permit upon payment of the prescribed fee;
refuse the application for the permit; or
revoke a temporary work permit so granted.
A work permit granted under subsection (1) may be either —
a temporary work permit, for a continuous period of up to six months which may, if granted for a period of less than six months, be renewed so long as the total period of validity does not exceed six months; or
a temporary work permit, for a seasonal worker for a continuous period of eight months and such permit cannot be extended or renewed, nor may a work permit be issued with respect to the same worker unless that person has left the Islands for at least three months immediately following the expiry of the temporary work permit for a seasonal worker.
In order to determine whether an application under this section should be granted or refused or a temporary work permit revoked, the Chief Immigration Officer shall have regard to the criteria enumerated in sections 44(2)(a), (3) and (4) and 48(9), with the necessary modifications.
Subject to subsection (5), no application for the grant of a temporary work permit in respect of a person who gained entry as a visitor shall be —
considered, unless the application was submitted after the visitor’s departure from the Islands; or
approved, unless the visitor remained off the Islands during the processing of the application.
Notwithstanding subsection (4), where, in his opinion, there exist extenuating circumstances, the Chief Immigration Officer acting in person may approve the application.
It shall be the duty of the prospective employer or, where the application is in respect of a person who wishes to be self-employed, the applicant, to satisfy the Chief Immigration Officer that there has been compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4).
A prospective employer or an applicant who provides information to the Chief Immigration Officer in relation to subsection (6), which information he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, commits an offence.
Where the application under subsection (1) is to engage in work as an entertainer, the Chief Immigration Officer

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