The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) has sent out a communication to all their members with this plea:

“With the election’s approaching in May, please know that the CITA and its Board members are meeting with candidates to find out how supportive they are of the Cayman Island’s tourism product. We are also making our top tourism issues clear to these candidates so tourism is acknowledged and supported.

“Help us determine areas of improvement – one of our top tourism issues is IMMIGRATION. Please take the 2 minutes needed to complete the survey by March 20^th, 2013.”

They urge their members to go to:

http://www.formstack.com/forms/CITA-immigration2013

and answer the questions*  – we need to hear from you!

*We have attached a copy of the form.

Some of the questions asked are:

Does your company use an Immigration service firm?

Do you have a dedicated HR person to process work permit forms?

Is your company experiencing challenges when working with immigration?

How many work permits does your company request on an annual basis?

Did your company submit a business staffing plan?

Have you applied for Key Employee positions?

Do you have staff affected by term limits this year?

If members have any questions they should call Jane van der Bol at [email protected] or 949-8522