Expert: Robert Clark - 9/8/2010

Question
QUESTION: hi there
my partner has just been approved or offered a job should i say in GC we have a 14 month old on together but are not married, i currently work in the UK for the immigration services, escorting deportees to there countries worldwide as well as that have worked in a young offenders institute i have relevant work experience in this field and would like to know how i can go about applying for a visa and how i can move out there with my family and be able to secure work and work legally, i understand cayman islands are very strict with there immigration policies and procedures, but i cant let my family move without me and need to know what route to take so all of us can move out there together
if it would help i have a degree in social work but not sure how vast this field is out there
please help me as they want her to start beginning of next month and i don't know where to start
yours sincerely
Lyndon

ANSWER: Lyndon
I hope your partner is Tenille, as I have replied to someone with exactly the same background.  

Cayman is very puritanical when it comes to legislation.  Dependents on a work permit can only be direct famils, so at the moment you couldn't be listed as a dependent as you aren't married.  She would (and should) have declared your son as a dependent on her work permit application.

Whilst there is a young offenders institute on the island, (see http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_country.php?country), but I don't think I have ever seen any jobs advertised to work there (see http://www.pie.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1795,3509391&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTA).  However, there is a job description for a post there at http://www.radiocayman.gov.ky/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/PERSONNEL/RECRUITMENT/JOB


Good luck!
Robert
http://www.gotocayman.com





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QUESTION: hi there and thank you for your swift reply, and use of English vocab I've never heard of:-). yes you are correct Tenille is my partner and has been stressing over jobs for myself same as i have i appreciate the info you sent, but not 100% if that was a job offer or just  template that would suite my background as i have worked in a secure environment before and posses more than adequate skills to carry out that job, if you got any info on how to go about applying for such work i would appreciate it, or would it be easier if i went in there direct with my resume when we get to the island?
yours sincerely

Answer
The lack of a spell-checker on here doesn't help

I included the job description as I found it when trying to find information for you on Eagle House - the rehabilitation centre.  I am not aware that they are recruiting at the moment.

Certainly would be worth approaching them when you are on-island.

Good luck!
Robert