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VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas AFGHANISTAN
YES - PTA
YES
ALBANIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
YES
ALGERIA
YES - PTA
YES
ANDORRA
YES - POE
YES
ANGOLA
YES - PTA
YES
ANGUILLA
NO YES – see under British High
Commission
NO – Dip. Pp. holders
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
NO
NO
ARGENTINA
NO - 30 days
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
NO – 30 days
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. Holders ARMENIA
YES – POE
PTA - Consult with the British
Embassy in Armenia
YES - POE
ARUBA
NO – 90 days
NO – If in possession of US,
Canadian or Schengen visa
Visit: www.vfsglobal.com
NO - Dip & Off. Pp. Holders AUSTRALIA
NO
YES – visitor visa (subclass 600)
www.immi.gov.au AUSTRIA
NO - 30 days
YES - Schengen Visa (Embassy
of Spain)
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
[email protected] AZERBAIJAN
YES - POE
YES – PTA
Obtainable from the Embassy of
Azerbaijan in Washington DC BAHAMAS
NO
NO
BAHRAIN
YES - PTA
YES – E-visa (www.evisa.gov.bh )
BANGLADESH
NO
PTA – consult with the British High
Commission in Bangladesh
NO
BARBADOS
NO
NO
BELARUS
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa and presents
proof of vaccination against
Measles, Rubella & Polio
YES - PTA
BELGIUM
NO - 90 days
YES - Schengen visa (Embassy of
Belgium)
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
YES – Posting apply for long-stay
visa) BELIZE
NO
NO
BENIN
YES - PTA
YES
BERMUDA
NO
NO - if in possession of multiple
entry US, Canadian or UK visa; if
not apply to the BHC
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas BHUTAN
YES - PTA
YES
BOLIVIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
and presents proof of
vaccination against Yellow
Fever
YES
BONAIRE
NO – 90 days
NO – If in possession of US,
Canadian or Schengen visa
NO - Dip & Off. pp. holders
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
YES
BOTSWANA
NO
NO
BRAZIL
NO- 90 days tourism or business
NO – 90 days tourism or business
NO - Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
YES - POE
YES
(See under BHC) BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
NO
YES
BULGARIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
BURKINA FASO
YES - PTA
YES
BURUNDI
YES - PTA
YES
CAMBODIA
YES - PTA
YES - PTA
CAMEROON
YES - PTA
YES
CANADA
NO
YES – PTA
https://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canad
a/Jamaica/contact_us.html
Canada Visa Application Centre
DHL Express Service Point
19 Haining Rd
Kingston, Jamaica
CAPE VERDE
YES - PTA
YES
CAYMAN ISLANDS
YES - PTA
YES - if in possession of UK, US,
Canadian visa and MUST be
travelling directly from the US,
UK & Canada to the Cayman
Islands; visas from those countries
must be valid at time of entry
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp holders CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
YES - PTA
YES
CHAD
YES - PTA
YES
CHILE
NO - 90 days
NO – 90 days
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
NO - Dip & Off. Pp. holders
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
CHINA
NO – 30 days for tourism only
@2014
NO- Dip & Off. Pp. holders
YES - PTA
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders Closed to public on Tue & Thurs.
COLOMBIA
NO – 30 days for tourism,
cultural exchanges or business
NO – Dip & Off Pp. holders
NO - 30 days
NO – Dip & Off Pp. holders
COMOROS
YES - PTA
YES
CONGO (formerly Zaire)
YES - PTA
YES
COSTA RICA
NO – 30 days
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
NO – if in possession of a multiple
entry US, Canadian, Schengen or
Japanese visa that has been used
and valid at least 6 months
COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY
COAST)
YES - PTA
YES
http://www.passportvisasexpress.c
om/visa_services/ivory_coast/ivor
y_coast_washington_dc_embassy/
official_visa
CROATIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
PTA – Consult with the British
Embassy in Croatia
YES – If not in possession of
multiple or double entry uniform
(C) visa, valid for all Schengen
Member States
Obtainable through the Consulate
General of Croatia in New York
CUBA
YES - PTA
NO - Dip & Off. Pp. holders
YES
NO - Dip & Off. Pp. holders CURAÇAO
NO – 90 days NO
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
CYPRUS
NO
YES
NO – If in possession of valid
multiple entry Schengen visa
CZECH REPUBLIC
NO – 30 days for tourism or
cultural exchanges
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Czech Republic
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Spain)
DEM. PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
KOREA (NORTH KOREA)
YES - PTA
YES
DENMARK
NO - 90 days
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Denmark
YES – PTA
Obtainable through the Consulate
General of Denmark in New York
DJIBOUTI
YES - PTA
YES
DOMINICA
NO NO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, Canadian, UK or
Schengen visa
NO – Dip & Off for periods not
exceeding 90 days
NO – purchase tourist card upon
arrival at airport. *Consulate no
longer issues visas @25th Aug
2017
*NO – Dip & Off Pp. holders
Cabinet Dec. #20/17 dd.
15/05/2017 ECUADOR
NO - 30 days
NO – 90 days
EGYPT
YES – PTA
Consult with British Embassy in
Egypt
YES – POE
Issued on arrival. Applicant must
submit bio data page of passport,
travel itinerary, job and invitation
letter for pre-approval through the
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
Jamaican Embassy in Havana.
EL SALVADOR
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
NO - Dip & Off. Pp. holders
NO – If in possession of U.S.
multiple entry visa
NO - Dip & Off Pp. holders
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
YES - PTA
YES
ERITREA
YES - PTA
YES
ESTONIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
and presents proof of
vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
PTA- Consult British Embassy in
Estonia
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Germany)
ESWATINI (formerly SWAZILAND)
NO NO
ETHIOPIA
YES - PTA
YES
Obtainable through the Embassy of
Ethiopia in Washington DC FIJI
NO
NO
FINLAND
NO - 90 days
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Finland
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Germany)
FRANCE
NO - 30 days
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Spain)
See Appendix for French Overseas
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
Territories
GABON
YES - PTA
YES
GAMBIA
NO
NO
GEORGIA
YES – POE
YES
GERMANY
NO - 90 days
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Germany) *now issues visas on
behalf of Iceland @ 24.08.2017
NO – Dip. Pp. holders
GHANA
NO
NO – w.e.f. July 2019
GREECE
NO - 30 days
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Greece
YES - Schengen visa (Embassy of
Spain)
GRENADA
NO
NO
GUADELOUPE
NO – 30 days
YES – PTA
Please see under Spanish Embassy
GUATEMALA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
NO - if in possession US,
Canadian or UK visa
NO - Dip. & Off. Pp. holders GUINEA
YES - PTA
YES
GUINEA- BISSAU
YES - PTA
YES
GUYANA
NO NO
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
HAITI
YES - PTA
Obtainable through the Jamaican
Consulate in Miami
NO - for Business Travellers - if
in possession US, UK, Canadian
or Schengen Area visa (w.e.f.
July 2018)
NO - Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
NO – 90 days
NO – Dip Pp. & Off Pp. holders
YES – with work permit
HOLY SEE (Representatives) NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
*Those persons traveling on
national passports may/may not
require depending on their
nationalities
NO
HONDURAS
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, Canadian, UK or
Schengen visa
NO - if in possession of valid US
Visa
HONG KONG
NO - 30 days
NO - 30 days
HUNGARY
NO – 30 days for tourism or
cultural exchanges
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Hungary
YES – visa application and
biometrics are done at the Embassy
of Spain @June 2017
ICELAND
NO - 90 days
YES – PTA
Obtainable through the Embassy of
Germany in Kingston @ 24.08.2017 INDIA
NO
YES
INDONESIA
YES - PTA
NO (under 30 day – tourism, visit,
conference, meeting) ISLAMIC REP. OF IRAN
YES - PTA
YES
IRAQ
YES - PTA
YES
IRELAND
NO - 90 days
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Conference%20or%20Event%20Visa
ISRAEL
NO - 90 days
NO - 90 days
ITALY
NO - 90 days
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Germany)
JAPAN
NO - 30 days
YES
JORDAN
YES - PTA
YES - POE
KAZAKHSTAN
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, Canadian, UK or
Schengen visa & presents
Proof of vaccination against
Measles, Rubella ,Polio
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Kazakhstan
YES – PTA
http://www.kazakhembus.com/Ka
zakhstan-Visa-Step-by-Step-Guide
KENYA
NO
NO
KIRIBATI
NO
NO
KOREA – NORTH
KOREA – SOUTH
KOSOVO
YES
NO - 90 days
YES – Visa can be obtained at
POE (only where there is no
Jamaican Consular
representatives) ???
YES
NO - 90 days
YES
KUWAIT
YES - PTA
YES – Embassy of Kuwait in
Washington DC
http://www.kuwaitembassy.us/pag
e/visas
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
KYRGYZSTAN YES – POE YES – POE As at 1 Sept 2017, e-
visas can be obtained at Evisa.e-
gov.kg within 3 working days LAO PEOPLE@S DEM. REP
YES – PTA
YES
LATVIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
and presents proof of
vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
PTA – Can be obtained from British
Embassy in Latvia
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Spain)
LEBANON
YES - PTA
YES
LESOTHO
NO
NO
LIBERIA
YES - PTA
YES
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
YES
PTA – Can be obtained from
British Embassy in Libya
YES
LIECHTENSTEIN
NO - 90 days
YES – Schengen visa
LITHUANIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
and presents proof of
vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
YES – nearest Consulate located in
Washington DC
LUXEMBOURG
NO - 90 days
YES - Schengen visa (Embassy of
Belgium)
MACEDONIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
with valid US, Canadian, UK or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
NO – if in possession of a multiple
entry Schengen visa type C
MACAU
YES YES
MADAGASCAR
YES - PTA
YES
MALAWI
NO
NO
MALAYSIA
NO
NO
MALDIVES
NO
YES - POE
MALI
YES - PTA
YES - evisas
MALTA
NO
YES
Obtainable through the Embassy of
Malta in Washington DC
https://identitymalta.com/visa-
application/
NO – Dip. Pp & Off. Pp. holders MARSHALL ISLANDS
YES - PTA
YES
MARTINIQUE
NO – 30 days
YES
MAURITANIA
YES - PTA
YES
MEXICO
NO – 90 days
NO – stays for up to 6 months
NO – Dip. Pp. & Off Pp. holders
MAURITIUS
NO
NO
MICRONESIA
YES - PTA
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
MOLDOVA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
YES - POE
MONACO
NO- 30days
YES
MONGOLIA
YES - PTA
YES
MONTENEGRO
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, Canadian, UK or
Schengen visa & possess
proof of vaccination against
Measles, Rubella & Polio
PTA – Can be obtained from
British Embassy in Montenegro
YES
MOROCCO
YES – PTA
PTA – Can be obtained from
British Embassy in Morocco
YES
Obtainable through the Embassy of the
Kingdom of Morocco in Washington
DC or Consulate General of the
Kingdom of Morocco in New York
http://www.moroccanconsulate.com/visa.cfm
MOZAMBIQUE
NO
YES
MYANMAR
YES - PTA
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
NAMIBIA
NO
NO – 90 days per calendar year
w.e.f. August 2018 NAURU
NO
NO
NEPAL
YES - PTA
YES
NETHERLANDS
*Conditions apply: (Dutch
Territory)
ARUBA, BONAIRE, SABA, SINT
EUSTATIUS, SINT MAARTEN
NO - 90 days
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Belgium)
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
Dutch Territories
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp Holders
NO - CURACAO
NO - SINT EUSTATIUS, SINT
MAARTEN, SABA – If in
possession of multiple entry US,
Canadian or Schengen visa NEW ZEALAND
NO
YES – See website below for visa
application instructions
www.immigration.govt.nz NICARAGUA
YES – Ordinary Pp. Holders -
PTA
NO – Dip., Official & Service
Pp. Holders (90 days)
*Cabinet Decision No. 20/17
dd.15 May 2017
YES – POE (visa cost US$50.00)
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. Holders
NIGER
YES - PTA
YES
Obtainable through the Embassy of
Niger in Washington DC NIGERIA
YES - PTA
YES
http://nhcjamaica.org/immigration.
html
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/v
isa/freshVisa/ NORWAY
NO - 90 days
PTA – Can be obtained from
British Embassy in Norway
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Belgium)
OMAN
YES - PTA
Can be obtained from British
Embassy in Oman
YES
PAKISTAN
YES - PTA
YES
PALAU
PALESTINE
YES - PTA
YES – PTA (on Affidavit of
Identity)
YES
YES
PANAMA
NO – 30 days tourism, cultural
exchanges or short business
NO
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NO
YES
PARAGUAY
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
and presents proof of
vaccination against Yellow
Fever
YES
Obtainable through the Consulate
General of Paraguay in Miami
http://www.consulparmiami.org/uploa
ds/solicitud_visa_no_americano.pdf PERU
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
and presents proof of
vaccination against Yellow
Fever
NO - Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
Presents proof of vaccination
Against Yellow Fever
NO – 90 days
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
PHILIPPINES
YES - PTA
NO – for a stay not exceeding
thirty (30) days; must hold passport
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
valid at least six (6) months beyond
the period of stay in the
Philippines, and possess return or
outward bound tickets to their
country of origin or next country of
destination + evidence of right to
enter next destination.
http://thehaguepe.dfa.gov.ph/no-
visa-entry-for-30-day-stay-under-e-
o-408.
POLAND NO – 30 days or less for
tourism, cultural exchanges or
short business
PTA – Can be obtained from
British Embassy in Poland
YES
NO – If in possession of multiple
entry Schengen visa
Obtainable through the Embassy of
Poland in Venezuela :
http://caracas.mfa.gov.pl/en/consul
ar_information/wizy/ PORTUGAL
NO - 30 days
Yes - Schengen Visa (Embassy of
Spain) QATAR
YES – PTA
Can be obtained from British
Embassy in Qatar
YES
DIP Passports issued with
courtesy visas through the
Jamaican Embassy in Kuwait
Official & Ordinary Passports
processed in Washington DC
http://washington.embassy.qa/en/se
rvices/consular-services
Transit - NO visa required ROMANIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US, UK, Canadian or
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
YES
Obtainable through the Consulate of
Romania in New York or the Embassy
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
Rubella & Polio of Romania in Venezuela
http://www.mae.ro/en/node/2040
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
NO – 90 days for tourism,
business or cultural exchanges
NO - Dip & Off Pp. holders
NO - 90 days for tourism, business
or cultural exchanges w.e.f. 1st
Nov 2018
NO – Dip. Pp. & *Off. Pp holders :
recommended that official obtain
visa PTA RWANDA
YES - PTA
YES
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
NO
NO
ST. LUCIA
NO
NO
ST. VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES
NO
NO
SAMOA (American)
YES
YES
Independent States of SAMOA
NO
NO
SAN MARINO
NO - 90 days
NO – 90 days
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
YES - PTA
YES
SAUDI ARABIA
YES – PTA
Can be obtained from British
Embassy in Saudia Arabia
YES
https://www.saudiembassy.net/visa
-application SENEGAL
YES - PTA
NO - for stays up to 90 days
as at 2017
SERBIA
NO – 30 days or less as tourists
with valid US,UK , Canadian or
NO - for stays up to 30 days;
within period of 1 year
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
Schengen visa & presents proof
of vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Serbia
*effective 15th February 2018
See:
http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-
news-from-front-page/115-
consular-news/17433-abolished-
visas-for-citisens-four-4-countries-
of-the-caribbean-region-and-two-2-
countries-of-the-latin-american-
region SEYCHELLES
NO
NO
SIERRA LEONE
NO
YES
NO – Dip & Off. Pp. holders SINGAPORE
NO
NO
*SINT MAARTEN
www.vfsglobal.com
SLOVENIA
NO – 30 days or less for tourists
and presents presents proof of
vaccination against Measles,
Rubella & Polio
NO – Dip. Pp. holders
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Spain)
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
NO – 30 days for tourism or
cultural exchanges
YES
SOLOMON ISLANDS
NO
YES
SOMALIA
YES - PTA
YES
SOUTH AFRICA
NO
NO - 90 days
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
SPAIN
NO - 180 days
for the purposes of tourism, culture
or business notwithstanding the
number of occasions of travel to
Jamaica
YES – Schengen Visa (Embassy of
Spain)
NO – if in-transit – if transiting 2
Schengen states visa required
SINT MARTIN
NO – 30 days YES -Please see under Spanish
Embassy
NO - Diplomatic & Official
passport holders
SRI LANKA
YES - PTA
YES – can obtain electronic travel
authorization
https://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/visai
nfo/center.jsp?locale=en_US
REPUBLIC OF SUDAN (NORTH
SUDAN)
YES - PTA
YES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN
YES - PTA YES
SURINAME
NO - 90 days
NO
SWAZILAND (see eSWATINI)
NO
NO
SWEDEN
NO - 90 days
PTA – Consult with British
Embassy in Sweden
YES - PTA
Issued by the Belgian Embassy @
1st Jan 2018
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
SWITZERLAND
NO - 90 days
NO – Dip. Off. & Service Pp.
holders
YES – Schengen visa (Embassy of
Spain)
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders – if
not transiting another Schengen
State SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
YES - PTA
YES
TAIWAN
YES – PTA (on Affidavit of
Identity only)
Visa can be obtained at POE
(only where there is no
Jamaican Consular
representatives) ???
YES – PTA
Obtainable through the Embassy of
Taiwan in Washington DC
http://www.embassyinfo.net/visa/w
ho-requires-a-taiwan-visa.html
NO – if in-transit
TAJIKISTAN
YES – POE
YES - PTA
THAILAND
TIMOR LESTE (EAST TIMOR)
YES - PTA
YES
YES – PTA
Consular contact:
TOGO
YES - PTA
YES – PTA
file:///C:/Users/visa/Downloads/Ap
plication%20for%20Togo%20Entr
y%20Permit%20-%20Visa.pdf
Visa Application:
http://www.togoleseembassy.com/doc
uments.cfm?category=applications
TONGA
NO
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
NO NO
TUNISIA
YES
YES
https://www.tunconsusa.org/visa-
services
Obtainable through Embassy of
Tunisia in Washington DC
TURKEY NO - 90 days YES – E-visa – www.evisa.gov.tr NO - Dip & Off Pp. holders
TURKMENISTAN
YES – POE
PTA – Can be obtained at British
Embassy in Turkmenistan
YES – PTA
TURKS AND CAICOS
NO
YES – See under BHC
NO - if in possession of valid US
visa
NO – Dip & Official Pp. holders TUVALU
NO
NO
UGANDA
NO
NO
UKRAINE
NO – 30 days for tourism or
cultural exchanges
YES - PTA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
YES – PTA – can be obtained at
British Embassy
YES – Courtesy visa for
Diplomatic
Ordinary processed in Washington
DC
https://www.emirates.com/english/bef
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
ore-you-fly/visa-passport-information/uae-visas/
UNITED KINGDOM,
SCOTLAND & NORTHERN
IRELAND
NO
YES
UK - Transit Visa Waiver in effect
(Conditions apply) please see
website link: www.gov.uk
UNITED REPUBLIC OF
TANZANIA
NO
NO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NO – 180 days
YES - Dip, Off
YES – PTA
Dip, Off & Ordinary : A2, C3, G2
visas for Government Official
Business
https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ URUGUAY
NO - 30 days
NO - 90 days
UZBEKISTAN
YES – POE
YES – PTA
http://www.uzbekistan.org/consular/visa/
VANUATU
NO
NO
VENEZUELA
NO - 30 days for tourism,
cultural exchanges or short
business
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
NO – 90 days
NO – Dip. & Off. Pp. holders
VIETNAM
YES - PTA
YES e-visas are available at
https://vietnamvisa.govt.vn/apply-
online/ YEMEN
YES - PTA
YES
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
COUNTRY
ENTRY VISA
Foreigners coming to Jamaica
REQUIREMENTS
Jamaicans going overseas
http://www.yemenembassy.org/con
suloraffairs/visa-services/ ZAMBIA
NO
NO
ZIMBABWE
YES - PTA
NO
APPENDIX
PROCESSING OF SCHENGEN VISAS:
Spanish Embassy: Austria, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovenia, Switzerland,
France
German Embassy: Germany, Italy, Estonia, Finland, Iceland
Belgian Embassy: Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway
*Dutch Territories: Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten visit www.vfsglobal.com
French Territories: Visa Services for the following French territories can be obtained at VFS Visa
Application Centre at the DHL Offices, 19 Haining Road, Kingston 5;
E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.vfsglobal.com Telephone: +1 21 27 84 61 57 | +1 34 72 52 30 55
French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barthelemy, Saint Martin, La Réunion,
French Guyane, French Polynesie, New Caledonia, Mayotte, Saint Pierre &
Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, Clipperton, Iles Eparses, Islands Crozet, Saint Paul-
et-Amsterdam, Plateau of Kerguelen and in the Terre Adelie.
For additional information see
https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/jm/a-qui-sadresser
OTHER HIGH COMMISSIONS, EMBASSIES OR CONSULATES
Embassy of the
Dominica Republic: Consular activities have been reverted from the Consulate to the Embassy since July
2017
British High Commission: Anguilla, Bermuda, *British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, *Turks &
Caicos Islands, South Georgia Islands, Saint Helena, South Sandwich
Islands, Pitcairn Island, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean
Territory, Falkland Islands, Montserrat and Gibraltar, Scotland
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR JAMAICANS TRAVELLING OVERSEAS AND FOREIGNERS ENTERING JAMAICA
Key: PTA – Visa issued Prior to Arrival POE – Visa issued at Port of Entry
Dip. Pp. - Diplomatic Passport & Off. Pp. – Official Passport
9/23/2019 8:44 AM Protocol Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
*Turks & Caicos – Officials traveling on Official/Diplomatic Passports do
not require a VISA for entry to the Turks and Caicos Islands, nor do a
member of the official delegation, if they hold a valid US, Canadian or UK
VISA or identified as a member of the travelling delegation via a
Diplomatic Note.
Can also apply for visas at https://www.gov.tc/bordercontrol (right click
on application forms > right click on application form for visas)
*British Virgin Islands – The following categories of persons are visa
exempt without payment of a visa exemption fee:
a. Overseas diplomats and dignitaries;
b. Heads of State and Heads of Government;
c. Consultants engaged by the Government and Statutory bodies of
the Territory;
d. Persons employed on contract by the Government;
e. delegates for Government-sponsored conferences or other events;
f. Regional or International group invited by Government agencies
for tourism cultural or educational purposes and;
g. Dependent children of not more than 18 years old and enrolled in
schools in their home country, whose parents reside in the Territory
and are nationals of Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti or the Dominican
Republic.
NOTE:
NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES NOT HEREBY LISTED ARE ASKED TO CONSULT THE
NEAREST JAMAICAN EMBASSY, HIGH COMMISSION OR CONSULATE PRIOR TO
ARRIVAL
