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do. Check the Visa section of cbc.gov.ky or www.caymanresident.com to see if you need one. However, if you have a US, UK or Canadian Visa and you are travelling directly to Cayman from one of these countries (whether by air or sea), you do not need a separate Cayman Visa. Where visas are required, they must be sought and obtained prior to travel. Contact the British Embassy or Consulate with a visa section that is nearest you. There is a dedicated visa office within the Customs & Border Control office. You can call the manager of that department on (345) 244 2076 or email: Emily.Hurlston@ gov.ky. There is also one in Kingston, Jamaica. Call (876) 906 7866/5336 or email: caymanvisa@cwjamaica.com. Visas for the US & Elsewhere If you are looking to travel to the US as a non-American passport holder with an EU member passport then you must register online at least three days before travel via the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA). Once approved, you are allowed to travel to the US for up to two years without re-registering. The website is https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta. However, the intention of ESTA is for EU residents living in EU countries to use this system and not for EU residents living in the Cayman Islands. It is strongly advised that residents of the Cayman Islands obtain a US visa from the US Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Appointments can be made here: https://jm.usembassy.gov/u-scitizen-services/. US Visitor Visas are not a function of the US Consular Agency and are managed through the US Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica instead. Please note that all UK and Euro ESTA and USA visa holders must now have an electronic readable passport in order to be able to enter the USA. For questions or concerns about the non-immigrant visa process email: KingstonNIV@state.gov and for questions pertaining to the immigrant visa process please email: KingstonIV@ state.gov.
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PASSPORTS More information on getting a passport for a child born in the Cayman Islands can be found in the Having a Baby chapter or on the Passport & Visa section of www. caymanresident.com. American Passports The US Consular Agency has an office in the Smith Road Centre, Suite 202B, 150 Smith Road, George Town, email: caymanacs@ state.gov. They are open Monday through Friday 9am-2pm and are closed on all Cayman and US holidays. If you are a US citizen experiencing a serious emergency call (876) 702 6000. You may email or visit the office for enquiries, however, applications are submitted by appointment. They also assist with the following services: US Notarial Services, performed for US citizens or when documents are related to the US. If you are a US citizen who recently had a child in the Cayman Islands, you should apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad and a passport for your child. Email the consular agency to request a checklist to assist you with the process and schedule an appointment. You should complete the application forms available at www.travel. state.gov. The child and all the parents who are on the birth certificate must attend the appointment and present original valid documents. Processing time is four to six weeks and cannot be guaranteed; please plan accordingly. British Passports Application forms for British passports (renewals or new passports) need to be filled in online and then the required paperwork, including your existing passport(s), must be couriered to Her Majesty’s Passport Office, OVS-D, Millburngate House, Millburngate, Durham DH97 1PA, England. Go to www.gov.uk/overseaspassports to get started. Payment must be made by credit card online during the application process. Processing time takes about four weeks.
Caymanian Passports Caymanian passports (also called a British Overseas Territories Citizen passport) are processed at the Passport & Corporate Services office in George Town and then sent to the UK passport office to be printed. The processing time for this is currently about six weeks. Application forms for a BOTC passport can be downloaded from www.immigration.gov.ky along with a list of required documentation. Passports cost CI$75 for a child and CI$100 for an adult. Temporary passports, which are only issued in the event of a medical air evacuation, are still produced in Cayman and can be turned around within a day for those who are eligible. The passport office is located on the 2nd floor of Sussex House, 128 Elgin Avenue and is open Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. Tel: (345) 943 7678. Canadian Passports The Canadian Consulate is located on the 1st floor, Landmark Square, 64 Earth Close, off West Bay Road (Tel: (345) 949 9400 or email: cdncon.cayman@candw. ky). They are open Monday-Thursday 10am-1pm but appointments are needed temporarily due to COVID. They offer consular assistance for Canadians who are travelling, working or living in the Cayman Islands. These services include assistance with obtaining Canadian citizenship for children born in the Cayman Islands to Canadian parents, passports and any emergency assistance. Application forms for Canadian passports can be collected from the Consulate or downloaded online from www.cic.gc.ca. The Consulate can review your application before you send it to the High Commission of Canada in Kingston, Jamaica. The processing time is 15-20 business days. For nonCanadians who wish to visit, study or work in Canada, as well as for the new Canadian requirements regarding the eTA visa, you will find information, as well as online application forms, at www.jamaica.gc.ca.
