List of Countries - Visa Required

(Any Visa National age 71 years or over is no longer required to provide a Police clearance.)

Common Name of Country

Official Name of Country

Visa Required Unless Exempted*

Visa Not Required

Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Albania

Republic of Albania

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Algeria

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Andorra

Principality of Andorra

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Angola

Republic of Angola

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Armenia

Republic of Armenia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Azerbaijan

Republic of Azerbaijan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Argentina

Argentine Republic

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Australia

Commonwealth of Australia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Austria

Republic of Austria

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Bahamas

Commonwealth of The Bahamas

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Barbados

Barbados

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Belarus

Republic of Belarus

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Belize

Belize

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Benin

Republic of Benin

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Bhutan

Kingdom of Bhutan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Bolivia

Republic of Bolivia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Botswana

Republic of Botswana

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Brunei Darussalam

Negara Brunei Darussalam

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Burundi

Republic of Burundi

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Cambodia

Kingdom of Cambodia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Canada

Canada

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Cape Verde

Republic of Cape Verde

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Chad

Republic of Chad

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Chile

Republic of Chile

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

China

Republic of China

(provided holding Hong Kong (SAR China) passports)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

China

China (Peopleโ€™s republic of)

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Colombia

Republic of Colombia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Comoros

Union of the Comoros

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Congo

Republic of the Congo

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Ivory Coast

Republic of Cรดte d'Ivoire

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Croatia

Republic of Croatia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Cuba

Republic of Cuba

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Denmark (including Associated Territories)

Kingdom of Denmark (including Associated Territories)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Djibouti

Republic of Djibouti

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Dominica

Commonwealth of Dominica

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Timor-Leste

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

El Salvador

Republic of El Salvador

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Eritrea

State of Eritrea

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Estonia

Republic of Estonia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Fiji

Republic of the Fiji Islands

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Finland

Republic of Finland

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

France

French Republic (France)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

French Republic (including Overseas Collectivites and Communities)

French Republic (including Overseas Collectivites and Communities)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Gabon

Gabonese Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Gambia

Republic of The Gambia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Georgia

Georgia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Germany

Federal Republic of Germany

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Ghana

Republic of Ghana

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Greece

Hellenic Republic (Greece)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Grenada

Grenada

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Guinea

Republic of Guinea

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Guyana

Co-operative Republic of Guyana

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Haiti

Republic of Haiti

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Honduras

Republic of Honduras

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Hungary

Republic of Hungary

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Iceland

Republic of Iceland

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

India

Republic of India

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Iraq

Republic of Iraq

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Ireland

Republic of Ireland

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Israel

State of Israel

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Italy

Italian Republic

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Japan

Japan

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Jamaica

Jamaica

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Kenya

Republic of Kenya

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Kiribati

Republic of Kiribati

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Korea

Republic of Korea

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Kosovo

Kosovo

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Kuwait

State of Kuwait

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Latvia

Republic of Latvia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Lebanon

Republic of Lebanon

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Lesotho

Kingdom of Lesotho

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Liberia

Republic of Liberia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Libya

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Luxembourg

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Malawi

Republic of Malawi

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Malaysia

Malaysia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Maldives

Republic of Maldives

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Mali

Republic of Mali

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Malta

Republic of Malta

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Marshall Islands

Republic of the Marshall Islands

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Mauritania

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Mexico

United Mexican States

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Micronesia

Federated States of Micronesia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Moldova

Republic of Moldova

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Monaco

Principality of Monaco

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Mongolia

Mongolia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Montenegro

Republic of Montenegro

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Morocco

Kingdom of Morocco

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Mozambique

Republic of Mozambique

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Myanmar

Union of Myanmar

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Namibia

Republic of Namibia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Nauru

Republic of Nauru

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Nepal

State of Nepal

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Netherlands (including Associated Territories)

Kingdom of the Netherlands (including Associated Territories)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

New Zealand (including Associated States and Overseas Territories)

New Zealand (including Associated States and Overseas Territories)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Niger

Republic of Niger

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Norway (including Associated Territories)

Kingdom of Norway (including Associated Territories)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Oman

Sultanate of Oman

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Palau

Republic of Palau

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Palestinian Territories

Occupied Palestinian Territories

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Panama

Republic of Panama

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Papua New Guinea

Independent State of Papua New Guinea

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Peru

Republic of Peru

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Poland

Republic of Poland

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Portugal

Portuguese Republic

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Qatar

State of Qatar

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Romania

Romania

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Russian Federation

Russian Federation

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Rwanda

Republic of Rwanda

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Samoa

Independent State of Samoa

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

San Marino

Most Serene Republic of San Marino

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe

Democratic Republic of Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Senegal

Republic of Senegal

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Serbia

Republic of Serbia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Singapore

Republic of Singapore

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Slovak Republic

Slovak Republic

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Somalia

Somalia

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

South Africa

Republic of South Africa

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Spain

Kingdom of Spain

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Suriname

Republic of Suriname

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Swaziland

Kingdom of Swaziland

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Switzerland

Swiss Confederation

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Syria

Syrian Arab Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Taiwan

Republic of China (Taiwan) (provided holding an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which includes the personal identification number)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Togolese Republic

Togolese Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Tonga

Kingdom of Tonga

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Trinidad and Tobago

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Tunisia

Tunisian Republic

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

 Turkey

Republic of Turkey

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Tuvalu

Tuvalu

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

 Uganda

Republic of Uganda

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Ukraine

Ukraine

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

United Kingdom (including Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

United States of America (including Associated Territories)

United States of America (including Associated Territories)

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Uruguay

Eastern Republic of Uruguay

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Uzbekistan

Republic of Uzbekistan

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Vatican City

State of the Vatican City

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Venezuela

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Yemen

Republic of Yemen

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

Zambia

Republic of Zambia

 

๐Ÿ—ธ

Zimbabwe

Republic of Zimbabwe

๐Ÿ—ธ

 

 

*Exemptions

Even if you are a national of one of the countries listed above, you will NOT require a visa to enter the Cayman Islands if you are not a prohibited immigrant** and you can satisfy a Customs and Border Control Officer on arrival in the Cayman Islands that you are:

  • authorized by a work permit to work in the Cayman Islands; or
  • named in a work permit as a dependant of the licensee; or
  • exempted from the requirement to possess a work permit or a dependant of such a person under section 53 of the Immigration (Transition) Act; or
  • a person who has permission to reside permanently in the Cayman Islands; or
  • the holder of a valid re-entry permit

OR

you are resident in the United States of America; and you arrive directly from that country; and you produce on arrival a valid United States Alien Registration Card; and you produce on arrival a return or round trip ticket to the United States.

OR

you are resident in Canada; and you arrive directly from Canada or the USA; and you produce on arrival proof that you are a permanent resident or landed immigrant of Canada; and you produce on arrival a return or round trip ticket to Canada or the United States.

OR

you are resident in the United Kingdom; and you arrive directly from the United Kingdom; and you provide proof on arrival that you are a permanent resident or landed immigrant of the United Kingdom; and you produce on arrival a return or round trip ticket to the United Kingdom.

OR

Nationals of Jamaica, India, and China (Peopleโ€™s Republic of) who:

  • possess a valid visa from the United States of America, Canada, or the United Kingdom and,
  • arrives in the Cayman Islands directly from the country for which the visa was issued,

OR

Nationals of Jamaica who are 14 years of age or younger, or 71 years of age or older

Note: Please note that persons taking advantage of the waiver of the visa requirement above may only be permitted to enter and remain in the Islands for a period not exceeding thirty days.

 

** Prohibited immigrants are defined in full in the Customs and Border Control Act but include the destitute, the mentally disordered, persons creating health hazards to the community, anyone reasonably believed to be a prostitute or living on prostitution, anyone previously deported, anyone convicted in any country of an offence for which a prison sentence of twelve months or more was imposed, and others declared to be undesirable immigrants for economic or moral reasons.