Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jamaica. As of 2024, Jamaican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 89 countries and territories, ranking the Jamaican passport 55th, tied with Guyanese passport and Nauruan passport in terms of travel freedom according to Henley Passport Index.,[1] __TOC__
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan | ||||
Albania | ||||
Algeria | ||||
Andorra | ||||
Angola | [2] | 30 days | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 6 months |
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Argentina | 30 days | |||
Armenia | 120 days | |||
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Austria | ||||
Azerbaijan | 30 days[4] | |||
Bahamas | 3 months | |||
Bahrain | ||||
Bangladesh | ||||
Barbados | 6 months |
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Belarus | ||||
Belgium | ||||
Belize | 6 months |
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[5] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | ||||
90 days | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
Botswana | 90 days | |||
Brazil | 90 days | |||
Bulgaria | ||||
Burkina Faso | ||||
Burundi | ||||
Cambodia | 30 days | |||
Cameroon | ||||
Canada | ||||
Cape Verde | ||||
Central African Republic | ||||
Chad | ||||
Chile | 90 days | |||
Colombia | 180 days |
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Comoros | ||||
Costa Rica | ||||
Cote d'Ivoire | [6] | |||
Croatia | ||||
Cuba | 90 days | |||
Cyprus | ||||
Czech Republic | ||||
Djibouti | [7] | 31 days | ||
Dominica | 6 months |
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Dominican Republic | 30 days | |||
Ecuador | 90 days[8] | |||
Egypt | 30 days | |||
El Salvador | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | ||||
Eritrea | ||||
Estonia | ||||
30 days | ||||
Ethiopia | [9] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | 120 days | |||
Finland | ||||
Gabon | [10] |
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Gambia | 90 days |
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Georgia | [12] | 30 days | ||
Germany | ||||
Ghana | ||||
Greece | ||||
Grenada | 6 months |
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Guatemala | ||||
Guinea | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | ||||
Guyana | 6 months |
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Haiti | 3 months | |||
Honduras | ||||
Hungary | ||||
Iceland | ||||
India | [13] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | 30 days | |||
15 days | ||||
Iraq | ||||
Ireland |
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Israel | 90 days | |||
Italy | ||||
Japan | ||||
Jordan | 30 days | |||
Kazakhstan | [14] | |||
Kenya | 90 days | |||
Kiribati | 90 days | |||
90 days | ||||
Kuwait | 30 days | |||
Kyrgyzstan |
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30 days | ||||
Latvia | ||||
Lebanon | ||||
Lesotho | 90 days | |||
Liberia | ||||
Libya | [16] | |||
Liechtenstein | ||||
Lithuania | ||||
Luxembourg | ||||
Madagascar | 90 days | |||
Malawi | 90 days | |||
Malaysia | 30 days | |||
Maldives | 30 days | |||
Mali | ||||
Malta | ||||
Marshall Islands | ||||
Mauritania |
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Mauritius | 90 days | |||
Mexico | 180 days | |||
30 days | ||||
Monaco | ||||
Mongolia | ||||
Montenegro |
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Morocco | ||||
Mozambique | 30 days | |||
Myanmar | [17] | 28 days |
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Namibia | [18] | 90 days |
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Nauru | ||||
Nepal | 30 days | |||
New Zealand |
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Nicaragua | 90 days | |||
Niger | ||||
Nigeria | ||||
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Norway | ||||
Oman | 30 days | |||
Pakistan | [20] | |||
Palau | 30 days | |||
Panama | 180 days | |||
Papua New Guinea | [21] | 30 days | ||
Paraguay | ||||
Peru | 180 days | |||
Philippines | 30 days | |||
Poland | ||||
Portugal | ||||
Qatar | ||||
Romania | ||||
90 days |
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Rwanda | 30 days | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 months |
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Saint Lucia | 6 months |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 months |
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Samoa | 60 days | |||
San Marino | ||||
[22] | ||||
Saudi Arabia | ||||
Senegal | 90 days | |||
Serbia | 30 days |
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Seychelles | 3 month> | |||
Sierra Leone | 1 month |
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Singapore | 30 days | |||
Slovakia | ||||
Slovenia | ||||
Solomon Islands | ||||
Somalia | 30 days | |||
South Africa | 90 days | |||
[23] |
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Spain | ||||
Sri Lanka | 30 days |
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Sudan | ||||
Suriname | 6 months |
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Sweden | ||||
Switzerland | ||||
Tajikistan | [25] | 45 days | ||
[26] | 3 months | |||
[27] | 60 days | |||
Timor-Leste | 30 days | |||
Togo | 7 days | |||
Tonga | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 months |
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Tunisia | ||||
Turkey | 1 month | |||
Turkmenistan | ||||
Tuvalu | 1 month | |||
Uganda | [28] | 90 days |
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Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates | 30 days | |||
United Kingdom | ||||
United States | ||||
Uruguay | 90 days | |||
Uzbekistan | [30] | 30 days | ||
Vanuatu | 30 days | |||
90 days | ||||
[31] | 90 days |
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Yemen | ||||
Zambia | 90 days | |||
Zimbabwe | 3 months |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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[32] | |||
[33] |
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[35] | |||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[36] | |||
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[37] [38] | |||
[39] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[40] [41] | ||
[42] | |||
[43] | Registration required after 24h.[44] [45] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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China | ||
Hong Kong | 90 days | |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | [46] | |
Greenland | [47] | |
France | ||
French Guiana | ||
French Polynesia | ||
French West Indies | French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. | |
Mayotte | ||
New Caledonia | ||
Reunion | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | ||
Wallis and Futuna | [48] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | Caribbean Netherlands refers to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. | |
90 days | ||
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | 31 days | |
Niue | 30 days | |
Tokelau | [49] | |
United Kingdom | ||
[50] | ||
Anguilla | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[51] | |
Bermuda | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required.[52] | |
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Cayman Islands | ||
Gibraltar | ||
Montserrat | ||
14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[55] [56] [57] | ||
[58] [59] |
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[60] [61] | ||
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[62] | ||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[63] [64] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. | |
United States | ||
American Samoa | ||
Guam | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | ||
Puerto Rico | ||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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Brest and Grodno | Visa-free for 10 days[65] | ||
China Hainan | [66] | 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)[67] | |
China Tibet Autonomous Region | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[68] [69] [70] | ||
Crimea | Territory accessed under Russian visa policy. | ||
Ecuador Galápagos | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[71] | ||
outside Asmara | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[72] | ||
Greece Mount Athos | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[73] [74] | ||
India PAP/RAP | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] | ||
Kish Island | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[81] | ||
Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. | |||
Fiji Lau Province | Special permission required.[82] | ||
France Clipperton Island | Special permit required.[83] | ||
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[84] | |||
outside Pyongyang | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) | ||
Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[85] | ||
Maldives outside Malé | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[86] | ||
Norway Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[87] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[88] | ||
of Norway |
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Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[89] | |||
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[90] | |||
Sudan outside Khartoum | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | ||
Sudan Darfur | Separate travel permit is required.[91] | ||
Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[92] [93] [94] | ||
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | [95] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. | |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | ||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[96] [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] | ||
Margarita Island | All visitors are fingerprinted.[103] | ||
Phú Quốc | 30 days | ||
Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[104] |
Overseas trips made by Jamaican citizens
style=background:#00abc9 | Country | style=background:#00abc9 | Number | style=background:#00abc9 | Year |
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United States | 600,417 | 2016 | |||
Canada | 32,915 | 2016 | |||
18,282 | 2016 | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 11,617 | 2016 | |||
United Kingdom | 19,980 | 2015 | |||
Cayman Islands | 9,393 | 2017 | |||
Barbados | 7,855 | 2015 | |||
6,291 | 2013 | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | 3,876 | 2017 | |||
Dominican Republic | 2,792 | 2017 | |||
4542 | 2016 |
https://web.archive.org/web/20060501042739/http://www.mfaft.gov.jm/Missions/jamaican_embassies_and_high_comm_all.htm Jamaica has a modest number of diplomatic missions and consulates in the world they are maintained under the umbrella of the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. They are official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries.