Cayman Global Citizen Concierge Program

Status: closed to new applications since Oct. 31, 2022.

The Global Citizen Concierge Program was the Cayman Islands' remote work scheme. Under the Global Citizen Exemption Regulations of 2020, it issued a Global Citizen Certificate that let people employed outside the Islands live there and work remotely for up to 24 months (2020 regulations).

A 2021 amendment set Oct. 31, 2022 as the last date for applications and Nov. 30, 2024 as the date the regulations expired (2021 amendment). Cabinet could have extended them by notice, but no extension has been published, and the 2026 fee schedule has no Global Citizen fee.

The Cayman Islands now have no remote work visa. Visitors may stay up to 6 months, and the Cayman Islands guide sets out the residence routes that remain.

No one can qualify now, because applications closed on Oct. 31, 2022.

While it ran, the program was for people employed by a business outside the Islands. From Nov. 3, 2021, the main applicant needed a continuous annual income of at least $100,000 a year, rising to $222,000 with five dependants (2021 amendment).

The program no longer accepts documents. Former applicants had to prove their overseas employment and income, and the certificate lapsed automatically if that employment ended (2020 regulations).

Long-term residence now runs through the Islands' independent means and investment certificates, whose documents differ entirely.

No fee is charged now. While the program ran, the annual certificate fee was KYD 1,230 a year for an applicant and one dependant, plus CI$420 a year for each further dependant, with the first year due on application (2020 regulations).

There is no application route. The last date for applications was Oct. 31, 2022.

Options that remain:

• A visitor stay of up to 6 months, for nationalities that meet the entry requirements (Customs and Border Control).
• Permanent residence through a real estate investment, for those with the means to invest.

A Global Citizen Certificate allowed a stay of up to 24 months and ended automatically if the holder's overseas employment ended. The regulations behind it expired on Nov. 30, 2024, so the certificate can no longer be issued or renewed.

Tax position: No direct taxation and no domestic tax residence test (Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority). Certificate holders paid no Cayman income tax, but their home countries could still tax their income.