Private investigator licensing in Cayman Islands
No. Cayman Islands has no specific private investigator licence.
The Cayman Islands has no law that licenses private investigators. The Private Security Services Law, 2007 requires licences from the Commissioner of Police for security businesses, security guards and security technicians (s.4), but its definition of 'security business' covers guards and electronic security, not investigation (s.2). A full-text search of Cayman legislation for 'private investigator' finds only the Immigration Regulations, which list 'Private Investigator' as an occupation in the work permit fee schedule. Foreign nationals working as investigators need a work permit like any other worker.1
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Questions about PI licensing in Cayman Islands
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Cayman Islands?+
No. Cayman Islands has no specific private investigator licence. The Cayman Islands has no law that licenses private investigators. The Private Security Services Law, 2007 requires licences from the Commissioner of Police for security businesses, security guards and security technicians (s.4), but its definition of 'security business' covers guards and electronic security, not investigation (s.2). A full-text search of Cayman legislation for 'private investigator' finds only the Immigration Regulations, which list 'Private Investigator' as an occupation in the work permit fee schedule. Foreign nationals working as investigators need a work permit like any other worker.
Can an investigator licensed elsewhere work a case in Cayman Islands?+
Foreign nationals need a work permit. The annual work permit fee for the occupation 'Private Investigator' is CI$3,850 in Grand Cayman and CI$2,887.50 in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman (Immigration Regulations (2025 Revision), Sch. 1 Part 2)
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