Jamaica

Passport & Visa Info

The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate

Passports

Required, but NOT by the following:
1) For tourist visits up to 6 months by citizens & residents of Canada & United States, provided holding proof of citizenship (e.g. passport expired not more than 1 year, certificate of citizenship, naturalisation certificate), an ID (e.g. drivers licence) must accompany documents without photograph, birth certificate (with embossed seal). Alien residents must show their alien registration card or certificate, or valid re-entry permit (photocopies of documents are not acceptable)

Passport Validity: Passports must be valid 6 months from date of departure

Visas

The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Jamaica
2) Citizens & legal residents of Canada & United States
3) For tourist visits up to 6 months by citizens of:
a) United Kingdom
b) Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu & Zambia
4) For tourist visits up to 3 months by nationals of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Korea (South), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland & Turkey
5) For stays up to 30 days by nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Greece, Hong Kong (S.A.R. passports only), Japan, Portugal, Spain & Uruguay
6) For stays of up to 14 days by nationals of Venezuela

Notes: Visas are issued on arrival to the following nationals for a stay to be determined by Immigration Control: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine & Uzbekistan

Air Transit

Required by all except those as noted above and:
1) Persons continuing their journey to a third country within 14 days provided holding tickets and documents for their next destination (except nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Rep, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea (North), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen)

Special Notes