Visa policy of Jamaica

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 come from one of the 116 countries designated as visa-exempt countries or countries whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival. Most Commonwealth Citizens can visit Jamaica for up to 180 days visa-free.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Visa free

Citizens of the following 106 countries and territories can visit Jamaica without a visa for tourism or business purposes (unless otherwise noted):^[1]^[2]

6 months (54)

90 days (22)

30 days (30)

_{T - Visa free for tourism only.}
_{1 - For holders of vaccination certificate for Measles, Polio and Rubella only.}

Date of visa changes

4 March 1968: Israel^[3]
7 April 1968: Liechtenstein and Switzerland^[4]
14 May 1968: Mexico^[5]
24 October 1968: France^[6]
3 August 1970: Turkey^[7]
16 August 1970: Spain^[8]
23 November 1970: Austria^[9]
1 December 1970: Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands^[10]
24 September 1973: Italy^[11]
27 November 1993: South Korea^[12]

Holders of diplomatic or official/service/special passports issued to nationals of Cuba do not require a visa for Jamaica.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following 25 countries and territories can visit Jamaica by obtaining a visa on arrival for US$100:^[2]

In addition, visitors from Taiwan with an "Affadivit of Identity" can obtain a visa on arrival.^[13]^[14]

A visa waiver agreement was signed with the United Arab Emirates on 23 September 2019 and is yet to be ratified. It envisages a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports and a visa on arrival for ordinary passport holders.^[15]

Unconditional Landing Stamp

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.^[2]

Visa waiver

Under certain conditions some visa requiring nationals are exempt for tourist visits up to 30 days unless otherwise stated.^[16]^[2]

Nationals of any country with a residence permit issued by Canada or a U.S. Green Card are exempt for visits up to 6 months.

Nationals of Dominican Republic that are holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States, United Kingdom or Schengen member states.

Nationals of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Moldova, that are holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States, United Kingdom or Schengen member states and who hold a proof that they are immunized against measles, rubella and polio.

Nationals of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia that are holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States or United Kingdom and who hold a proof that they are immunized against measles, rubella and polio.

Nationals of Honduras that are holders of a valid visa issued by Canada or the United States.

Nationals of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania that are holders of a valid visa issued by Canada or United States and who hold a proof that they are immunized against measles, rubella and polio.

Nationals of Croatia and Slovenia that are holders of a valid visa issued by the United States and who hold a proof that they are immunized against measles, rubella and polio.

Future changes

United Arab Emirates – Visa free agreement has been signed but yet to be ratified.^[17] ^[18]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Jamaica were from the following countries of nationality:^[19]

Country/Territory	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
United States	1,509,963	1,406,058	1,344,149	1,296,457	1,271,262
Canada	405,174	372,137	391,409	419,898	399,331
United Kingdom	217,647	206,470	199,002	177,216	151,315
Germany	29,858	20,768	20,528	21,346	19,658
Cayman Islands	18,150	17,625	16,825	15,623	16,234
Italy	13,699	12,893	9,482	8,692	7,808
Trinidad and Tobago	10,578	11,399	11,282	10,840	11,437
Netherlands	8,226	6,652	6,589	6,040	5,515
Sweden	7,732	10,610	8,746	7,622	3,217
Spain	7,677	3,387	2,996	2,537	2,569
France	7,400	5,277	5,046	10,100	12,087
Belgium	6,488	5,996	5,319	4,930	4,703
Bahamas	5,988	6,037	5,581	5,269	5,216
Argentina	5,545	3,269	3,431	4,037	4,625
Brazil	5,304	2,782	3,249	2,925	2,771
Chile	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

References

[1] "Visa Requirements for Visiting Jamaica". Government of Jamaica. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

[tim-2] "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[3] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/03/monstate.pdf

[4] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/04/monstate.pdf

[5] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/09/monstate.pdf

[6] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/12/monstate.pdf

[7] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1970/12/monstate.pdf

[8] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1970/12/monstate.pdf

[9] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1970/12/monstate.pdf

[10] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1970/12/monstate.pdf

[11] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1973/09/monstate.pdf

[12] ttps://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1994/02/monstate.pdf

[13] [1]

[14] Commonwealth Citizens

[15] Jamaica, United Arab Emirates sign visa waiver agreement

[16] No visa needed!

[17] "UAE Cabinet approves economic activities eligible for up to 100% foreign ownership".

[18] ttps://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/jamaica-has-signed-a-visa-waiver-agreement-with-the-united-arab-emirates-uae/

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Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
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