Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Jamaican Entry Visa, you should visit the nearest Jamaican consulate to make your application, please see the consulates contact details through this link: Link
2. Contact the nearest embassy via telephone or email to determine if you need to book an appointment for your application since different embassies have different policies
3. If you need to book an appointment for your walk in application, to do so view the embassies website. Like in the case of the Consulate General of Jamaica New York City: Link
4. Book the appointment and obtain the Visa application form from the consulate in person or download it form their website You can also download the application forms directly form the links provided in the “Documents to Use” section below. Note: the form may look different form one embassy to another but the context may be the same.
5. Fill the application forms correctly then gather and attach all the required documents to the complete forms.
6. On the date of the appointment, visit the embassy and submit your complete application to the embassy service provider officer
7. The embassy official will check your application if has all the required document and if it is up to the required standard then the official will direct you to pay the application fees according to the embassy policy I.e. type of currency and form of payment
8. In some cases you will need to pay the application free prior to submitting you application Pay the recommended application fee and obtain the payment receipt.
9. Upon payment, the entry visa will be processed according to the type of visa you have applied and issued to you.
10. Note that you can also submit your application via a registered mail address, please consult with your consulate if they offer this kind of service if you are unable to apply in person

• Complete visa application form
• Copy of a valid passport
• Travel itinerary
• Letter from employer (for business purposes)
• Work Permit (if the applicant will be employed in Jamaica)
• Bank Statement (most recent) - Proof that sufficient funds are available for the visit
• Hotel booking confirmation (if staying in a hotel) or proof that adequate arrangements have been made for accommodation and maintenance during the visit

For those who are eligible to receive visas at the port of entry:

• Valid passport (validity to cover the period of travel to and from Jamaica);
• Return ticket with re-entry visa for persons who are not nationals of their present country of residence, or onward ticket with visa for another destination;
• Sufficient funds are required for the visit. Adequate arrangements have been made for accommodation and maintenance during the visit.

PICA’S HEAD OFFICE
25C Constant Spring Road
Kingston 10
Telephone: 754 PICA or 754 7422
Fax: 906-4372
Email: info@pica.gov.jm
website: Link
Contact details and branches: Link

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE
21 DOMINICA DRIVE KINGSTON 5
Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs 8:30am – 5:00pm & Fri 8:30am – 4:00pm
TEL: 1-876-926-4220
FAX: 1-876-929-6733
EMAIL: info@mfaft.gov.jm
Contact details: Link
Website: link
All Jamaican Consulates contact details:Link

• Foreign nation who require an entry visa to visit Jamaica, please see if you belong to a country that its citizens require a visa to visit Jamaica via this link: Link

• Visa application fee vary form one embassy to another, please contact the nearest embassy to you to enquire about the application fee and mode of payment

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Visa application form: Link (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
• Visa Application form: Link (UK)
• Visa Application form : Link (Miami Florida)

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• Processing time for visas applied in person take 1 to 4 but and processing time for mail application take between 7 to 14 days to process

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Names
• Date of birth
• Nationality
• Type of visa
• Passport number
• Reason for application
• Gender
• Contact details

• You require a valid entry visa to visit Jamaica unless you are form a country that is exempted to visiting Jamaica without a visa

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Jamaica consulate in Cayman: Link

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