koresample wrote:My wife is a British Citizen, would that make a difference?
Nope. She would need to have been born there. The Cayman Islands has most likely the toughest rules on becoming and remaining a permanent resident or a "belonger" (the equivalent of citizenship) in the world.
We do not want to become permanent citizens, just work and live there for whatever length of time we can. You mentioned the top professions, are you referring to accounting/legal and investments?
Depends on what they consider to be "essential" at the time. Some jobs e.g. clerical jobs you can only get a permit for up to three years, some jobs are five years and some they will grant an extension so it can be gotten for seven years. You can't have a permit for more than eight years, iirc, the employer needs to sponsor you for permanent residency at that point. Have a look at
www.immigration.gov.kyI personally think the trick to it is to get a job with the government, because they're not subject to work permits, they just issue you a contract for however long and then they can sponsor you for permanent resident status.
You can get a residency permit that doesn't allow you to work if you're minted, you have to bring in some insane amount of money and also have earnings from overseas at some ridiculous level too.
Steve.