Visa policy of Jamaica

Visa exemption

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

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

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2018) 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[7] 23 November 1970: Austria[7] 1 December 1970: Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands[7] 24 September 1973: Italy[8] 27 November 1993: South Korea[9]

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

Future changes

• A visa exemption agreement for holders of all passports was signed with United Arab Emirates on 23 September 2019, but it has not yet entered into force.^[10][11]

Visa on arrival

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

In addition, visitors from Taiwan with an "Affadivit of Identity" can obtain a visa on arrival.^[12][13]

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.^[14][2]

Nationals of any country with a residence permit issued by Canada or a

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.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Jamaica were from the following countries of nationality:^[15]

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

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jamaica.

• Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens

References