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.
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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
All visitors must hold onward/return tickets to country of permanent residence, documents required for next destination & sufficient funds for length of stay.
U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Jamaica
Third Floor, Mutual Life Building, 2 Oxford Road
Kingston, Kingston
Jamaica
Tel: (+1-876) 9294850, 9294858
Fax: (+1-876) 9356001, 9294954
Email: kingstonacs@state.gov
Website: www.kingston.usembassy.gov/
Washington DC Office
925 Fifteenth Street N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Voice: 1-800-874-5100
Local: 202-638-3800
Fax: 202-638-4674
Email: support@traveldocs.com
New York Office
641 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
Voice: 1- 877-874-5104
Local: 212-223-1735
Fax: 212-634-6361
Email: ny@traveldocs.com
San Francisco Office
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94111
Voice: 1-888-874-5100
Local: 415-399-1515
Fax: 415-399-1001
Email: sfo@traveldocs.com
UK Embassy or Consulate in Jamaica
British High Commission
P O Box 575
28 Trafalgar Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Tel: (001) (876) 510 0700
Fax: (001) (876) 510 0737
Email: bhc.kingston@fco.gov.uk
Office hours: GMT: Mon-Thurs: 1300-1800 / 1900-2130, Fri: 1300-1800
Local Time: Mon-Thurs: 0800-1300 / 1400-1630, Fri: 0800-1300
Website: http://ukinjamaica.fco.gov.uk
Jamaica Embassy or Consulate in UK
High Comission
1-2 Prince Consort Road
SW7 2BZ, London
London, United Kingdom
Tel: (+44-207) 8239911
Fax: (+44-207) 5895154
Email: jamhigh@jhcuk.com
Website: www.jhcuk.com
Jamaica Embassy or Consulate Office in Canada
Jamaica Tourist Board
303 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 200
Toronto ON M4P 1L3
Telephone: +1 416 482-7850
Fax: +1 416 482-1730
Email: jtb@jtbcanada.com
Jamaica Embassy or Consulate Office in Germany
Jamaica Tourist Board
c/o Fast Forward-Marketing
Schwarzbachstrasse 32
40822 Mettmann
Telephone: +49 2104 832974
Fax: +49 2104 912673
Email: jamaica@travelmarketing.de
Jamaica Embassy or Consulate Office in Italy
Jamaica Tourist Board
c/o Sergat Italia
Via Nazionale 230
00184 Roma
Telephone: +39 6 4890 1255
Fax: +39 6 4890 7284
Email: sergat@rmnet.it
Jamaica Embassy or Consulate Office in Japan
Jamaica Tourist Board
Strategic Tower Bldg. 2F
2-11-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-0002
Telephone: +81 3-3400-2974
Fax: +81 3-3400-2973
Email: tourist-board@jamaica.co.jp
Jamaica official tourism board office in Kingston
64 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5
Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: (876) 929-9200 - 19
Fax: (876) 929-9375
Email: info@visitjamaica.com
Source:
Web: http://travel.state.gov/
Web: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Web: www.visitjamaica.com/