Visa policy of Jamaica explained

Visitors to Jamaica must obtain a visa from one of the Jamaican diplomatic missions or in certain cases from one of the United Kingdom diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival.

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Jamaica without a visa for business or tourist purposes for the following period (unless otherwise noted):^[1]

Indefinite period Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belize Bermuda Botswana Canada Cyprus Dominica Fiji Gambia Ghana Gibraltar Grenada Guyana India Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru New Zealand Papua New Guinea Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Vanuatu Uganda United Kingdom Zambia 6 months United States 90 days Belgium Brazil Chile Denmark Finland Germany Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands Norway San Marino Suriname Sweden Switzerland Turkey 30 days Argentina Austria ^T China^T Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic^T Ecuador El Salvador^T Estonia^1 France Greece Guatemala^T Hong Kong Hungary^T Japan Latvia^T ^1 Lithuania^T ^1 Monaco Panama^T Paraguay^T Peru^T Poland Portugal Slovakia^T Slovenia^T ^1 Spain Ukraine^T Uruguay

_{T - For tourist purposes only.
1 - For holders of vaccination certificate for Measles, Polio and Rubella only.}

Substitute visa

Citizens of the Dominican Republic and Honduras that are holders of a valid visa issued by any member state of Schengen Area, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter Jamaica without a visa for up to 30 days.

Citizens of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia that are holders of a valid visa issued by any member state of Schengen Area, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States and who have a proof that they are immunized against measles, rubella and polio may enter Jamaica without a visa for up to 30 days.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports of Cuba and United Arab Emirates may enter Jamaica without a visa.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival for 100 USD:^[9]

Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia

Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Montenegro

Romania Serbia Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

In addition, citizens of Taiwan with an "Affadivit of Identity" traveling as tourists may obtain a visa on arrival.^[10]

Unconditional Landing Stamp

A visa is not required for holders of passports or other travel documents of any country endorsed with an "Unconditional Landing" stamp issued by Jamaican authorities.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Jamaica were from the following countries of nationality:^[11]

Country/Territory	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
	1,509,963	1,406,058	1,344,149	1,296,457	1,271,262
	405,174	372,137	391,409	419,898	399,331
	217,647	206,470	199,002	177,216	151,315
	29,858	20,768	20,528	21,346	19,658
	18,150	17,625	16,825	15,623	16,234
	13,699	12,893	9,482	8,692	7,808
	10,578	11,399	11,282	10,840	11,437
	8,226	6,652	6,589	6,040	5,515
	7,732	10,610	8,746	7,622	3,217
	7,677	3,387	2,996	2,537	2,569
	7,400	5,277	5,046	10,100	12,087
	6,488	5,996	5,319	4,930	4,703
	5,988	6,037	5,581	5,269	5,216
	5,545	3,269	3,431	4,037	4,625
	5,304	2,782	3,249	2,925	2,771
	5,261	4,350	5,348	4,527	5,005
Total	2,352,915	2,181,684	2,123,042	2,080,181	2,008,409

See also

• Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entry VISA Requirements Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency . www.pica.gov.jm . 4 June 2023 . en . 26 September 2016.
2. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . March 1968.
3. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . April 1968.
4. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . September 1968.
5. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . December 1968.
6. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . December 1970.
7. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . September 1973.
8. Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . February 1994.
9. Web site: Entry VISA Requirements Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency . www.pica.gov.jm . 4 June 2023 . en . 26 September 2016.
10. Web site: Commonwealth Citizens.
11. Web site: Monthly Statistics . 2023-12-29.