Tag: permanent residency
Woman denies being part of PR con
(CNS): A George Town woman accused of being part of a permanent residency scam has denied knowing that the scheme was a con. Marcia Hamilton, along with two other women, allegedly defrauded people out thousands of dollars by telling them that the UDP administration was selling the right to live in Cayman in order to […]
Police issue warning over PR scams
(CNS): The RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit is issuing another warning to the public about scammers offering to take on permanent residency applications for a fee. Police said that despite repeated warnings that permanent residency can only be obtained by fulfilling all procedures as required under law, people are still soliciting those seeking residency and charging […]
PR points system under review
(CNS): The government is examining the point system used to make decisions on permanent residency applications following a ruling by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie last month, in which he criticised the arbitrary nature of the system and ordered the immigration appeals tribunal to re-hear two cases. The government said it acknowledged that more work was […]
CJ highlights list of problems with immigration appeals
(CNS): The chief justice has ordered the Immigration Appeals Tribunal (IAT) to rehear two cases after describing a catalogue of problems in the points given to two women whose applications for permanent residency were refused. In a judgment likely to impact many more future cases, Anthony Smellie pointed to a substantial wrong and a miscarriage […]
PR points system change to speed up delays
(CNS): Government officials believe that a number of changes and clarifications to the permanent residency points system should speed up the process and simplify the calculation for applicants regarding their investments in property or businesses. A new set of regulations was gazetted last Friday and explanatory notes have indicated that problems relating to ‘priority occupations’, […]
