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Cayman Compass
Immigration lawyers weigh in on civil service rollover plan
Leading immigration lawyer Nick Joseph, of Reside Cayman, has welcomed plans to introduce term limits for expat civil servants, but says they don’t go far enough.
The government last week announced that, from 1 Jan. next year, it would be make non-Caymanian civil service employees subject to similar immigration rules as those that apply to work permit holders.
Noting the long-time disparity between the immigration rules for expats in the private sector and those employed by government, Joseph told the Compass, “I do think that basic fairness demands that we implement and maintain rules that are appropriate and proportionate and can be applied fairly and consistently to everyone.”
Describing the existing system as “rules for thee, but not for me,” Joseph said any imposition of such rules should “only have only limited occurrence in a modern democracy”.
Joseph said he was “uncomfortable” with term limits for existing civil servants starting from 1 Jan. 2026.
