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Saturday, January 13, 2007
Elaine Harris
Cayman Jamaican Consul
The Government of Jamaica is paying special attention to its nationals who are forced to return home due to the rollover or term limit policy of the Cayman Islands.
A new, special concession is now in place in Jamaica for residents of the Cayman Islands returning to Jamaica.
The allowance relates to motor vehicles that Jamaicans wish to take back home from Cayman.
Speaking with Cayman Net News on 11 January 2007, Elaine Harris of Cayman’s Jamaican Consulate explained that new concession related specifically to year-limits on the motor vehicles that will be allowed back into Jamaica, which belong to Jamaicans returning from residency in Cayman.
Ms Harris explained that in Jamaica, returning residents are deemed to be persons resident outside of the island for three years or more.
In relation to the motor vehicle concessions afforded these persons she said that normally, vehicles would need to be approximately three years old when being sent back to Jamaica as part of the personal effects belonging to a returning resident.
However now, the year limit on vehicles has been moved up to seven years – but only for Jamaicans returning from Cayman because of the rollover.
According to information from the Trade Board Limited – an agency of the Ministry of Industry Technology Energy and Commerce in Jamaica – “Returning residents, under the current rollover policy instituted by the Cayman Government, are hereby advised that they will be allowed to bring home their motor vehicles, provided that the model year is not older than year 2000.”
One important stipulation accompanying the concession is that the vehicle must be sent back to Jamaica “during the calendar year 2007.”
Asked whether the Consulate here had requested the concession or, whether the concession had been put in place as a Jamaican Trade Board initiative, Mrs Harris told Net News it was the latter.
She explained that the plan was seen as needed during the course of the Jamaican Consulate’s work with the Jamaican Trade Board and “the large influx of Jamaicans here requiring assistance with documentation needed to return home.”
Explaining further Mrs Harris said, “There is a list of requirements that returning residents must meet, in order to qualify for certain duty concessions.
“We therefore help residents to ensure that all the paperwork is correct.
“Based on the number of persons we have had returning home, and the number of persons wanting to take home vehicles, the new concessions were put in place.”
Asked whether the number of persons wanting to return with motor vehicles was significant, Mrs Harris said, “Absolutely.”
Mrs Harris made reference to information provided from the Jamaica Trade Board Limited and underscored that all applications for the importation of vehicles into Jamaica must be submitted on the prescribed form, and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents.
Listed among these documents is, firstly, the letter from Cayman Islands Immigration indicating that resident’s work permit will not be renewed.
Mrs Harris pointed out that some of the persons her office had dealt with over the past months had not necessarily received letters relating to non-renewal of their work permits, but they had simply decided to return home of their own accord.
Continuing with details on documents returning residents required, Mrs Harris said a letter addressed to the Trade Administrator requesting approval of an import permit; ownership documents for the vehicle; a Jamaican national Tax Return Number (TRN); valid identification; the prescribed application fee; and, a Caymanian insurance loss certificate where the vehicle was bought as salvaged or flood damaged, were all required.
Mrs Harris underscored that this was “a good facility for Jamaicans returning home to make every effort to take advantage of.”
Among the information the Jamaican Trade Board has provided is “if the vehicle is salvaged or damaged, a three-year restriction” will be placed on the re-sale of the vehicle.
This means that the vehicle cannot be transferred or pledged within the three-year restrictive period.
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Elaine Harris
Cayman Jamaican Consul
The Government of Jamaica is paying special attention to its nationals who are forced to return home due to the rollover or term limit policy of the Cayman Islands.
A new, special concession is now in place in Jamaica for residents of the Cayman Islands returning to Jamaica.
The allowance relates to motor vehicles that Jamaicans wish to take back home from Cayman.
Speaking with Cayman Net News on 11 January 2007, Elaine Harris of Cayman’s Jamaican Consulate explained that new concession related specifically to year-limits on the motor vehicles that will be allowed back into Jamaica, which belong to Jamaicans returning from residency in Cayman.
Ms Harris explained that in Jamaica, returning residents are deemed to be persons resident outside of the island for three years or more.
In relation to the motor vehicle concessions afforded these persons she said that normally, vehicles would need to be approximately three years old when being sent back to Jamaica as part of the personal effects belonging to a returning resident.
However now, the year limit on vehicles has been moved up to seven years – but only for Jamaicans returning from Cayman because of the rollover.
According to information from the Trade Board Limited – an agency of the Ministry of Industry Technology Energy and Commerce in Jamaica – “Returning residents, under the current rollover policy instituted by the Cayman Government, are hereby advised that they will be allowed to bring home their motor vehicles, provided that the model year is not older than year 2000.”
One important stipulation accompanying the concession is that the vehicle must be sent back to Jamaica “during the calendar year 2007.”
Asked whether the Consulate here had requested the concession or, whether the concession had been put in place as a Jamaican Trade Board initiative, Mrs Harris told Net News it was the latter.
She explained that the plan was seen as needed during the course of the Jamaican Consulate’s work with the Jamaican Trade Board and “the large influx of Jamaicans here requiring assistance with documentation needed to return home.”
Explaining further Mrs Harris said, “There is a list of requirements that returning residents must meet, in order to qualify for certain duty concessions.
“We therefore help residents to ensure that all the paperwork is correct.
“Based on the number of persons we have had returning home, and the number of persons wanting to take home vehicles, the new concessions were put in place.”
Asked whether the number of persons wanting to return with motor vehicles was significant, Mrs Harris said, “Absolutely.”
Mrs Harris made reference to information provided from the Jamaica Trade Board Limited and underscored that all applications for the importation of vehicles into Jamaica must be submitted on the prescribed form, and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents.
Listed among these documents is, firstly, the letter from Cayman Islands Immigration indicating that resident’s work permit will not be renewed.
Mrs Harris pointed out that some of the persons her office had dealt with over the past months had not necessarily received letters relating to non-renewal of their work permits, but they had simply decided to return home of their own accord.
Continuing with details on documents returning residents required, Mrs Harris said a letter addressed to the Trade Administrator requesting approval of an import permit; ownership documents for the vehicle; a Jamaican national Tax Return Number (TRN); valid identification; the prescribed application fee; and, a Caymanian insurance loss certificate where the vehicle was bought as salvaged or flood damaged, were all required.
Mrs Harris underscored that this was “a good facility for Jamaicans returning home to make every effort to take advantage of.”
Among the information the Jamaican Trade Board has provided is “if the vehicle is salvaged or damaged, a three-year restriction” will be placed on the re-sale of the vehicle.
This means that the vehicle cannot be transferred or pledged within the three-year restrictive period.
Back...