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 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):

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 may enter Jamaica without a visa.

Future changes
Jamaica has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Visa on arrival
Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival for 100 USD:

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

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: