The Passport & Corporate Services Office provides passport services to British Overseas Territory citizens residing in the Cayman Islands; U.S. visa waivers and other travel documents. We are also responsible for the issuance of the Governor’s Special Marriage Licence and legalisation of documents.

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• Processing and issuing of British Overseas Territories Citizen / Cayman Islands passports and providing the residents of the Cayman Islands with advice regarding claims;
• Providing temporary travel documentation, including:
  • Identity travel documents: temporary;
• Providing the residents of the Cayman Islands with advice regarding visa requirements for their travel plans, including:
  • The provision of U.S. Visa Waivers (valid only if used within a period of twelve months from the date of issue and can only be used for a single journey to the U.S., commonly known as a waiver);
  • Providing information on how to apply for a U.S. Non-Immigrant Visa (see Requirements for U.S. Visa information sheet);
  • Providing information on ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for U.S. immigration purposes (this only applies to those travelling to the U.S. on the Visa Waiver Programme, for example British Citizen passport holders);
  • British Citizen emergency passports

• Processing and forwarding of U.S. Visas to the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica
  • to complete the US Visa application, click here 
  • and (b) to create an account, etc. click here

• Evaluating and advising of first time, and renewal of, British Citizen passport applications to Her Majesty's Passport Office in Durham U.K.   

• Valid Cayman Islands Passport
• CI$25.00 cash/cheque for a three-to-four business days' service for Grand Cayman residents
• CI $15.00 cash/cheque for a three-to-four-business days' service for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman residents
• CI$50.00 for an Express Service - all residents
• Senior citizens = Free of Cost
• Police Clearance Certificate 

• A printed confirmation page of the completed electronic application form DS-160. This form must be completed and submitted online;

• After completing and submitting the US Visa application online, proceed to create an account in order to choose a courier pick-up location (this is only done as a means of being able to complete the process correctly online, therefore choose the DHL Kingston Location), make payment for the US Visa application by Debit/Credit Card in the amount of US$185.00 and to print the "Courier In Authorization Certificate";

• Valid BOTC-Cayman Islands passport that will not expire within the next six months. There should be sufficient blank pages available in the passport to affix a visa, should a visa be granted. Each applicant must possess their own passport. No visas will be issued to children who are added to their parent’s passport.

• Expired or other Passport (if held a U.S. visa before);

• 1 full-face photograph (white or off-white background);

• A recent Police Clearance Certificate for ANY applicant sixteen years of age or older;

• Any additional documents that may demonstrate the applicant’s social and economic ties outside the United States, OR that otherwise help to support or clarify the application.
  • Original Birth Certificate
  • Copy of parent's valid passport data page and valid US Visa (if applicant is a child) - If parent's passport is not a BOTC-Cayman Islands passport, please provide a copy of parent's Caymanian Status Letter/Certificate OR their BOTC Naturalization Certificate
  • Proof that payment for Visa application was successful
  • Courier In Authorization Certificate

• If you are 14 to 79 years of age and applying for a US Visitor’s visa for the FIRST TIME or RENEWAL
• Applicants 80 years old and older applying for a US Visitor’s Visa for the first time

• Embarkation/disembarkation card
• Application fee: CI$50.00
• Licence fee: CI$150.00
• Proof of your current marital status
• Passports

Apostilles :

• Regular service = $150 per document
• Express service = $200 per document

Documents should be notarised by a registered notary if document originates from General Registry and not dated within current year, a notary is required. All notarial certificates should be securely bonded to all attached documents with ribbons, or rivets. 

For a complete list of member countries, please refer to the HCCH website.