Jamaica Reciprocity Schedule


Visa Classification Fee Number of Applications Validity Period
A-1 None Multiple 60 Months
A-2 None Multiple 60 Months
A-3 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
B-1 None Multiple 120 Months
B-2 None Multiple 120 Months
B-1/B-2 None Multiple 120 Months
C-1 None Multiple 60 Months
C-1/D None Multiple 60 Months
C-2 None Multiple 12 Months
C-3 None Multiple 60 Months
D None Multiple 60 Months
E-1 [2] No Treaty N/A N/A
E-2 [2] None Multiple 60 Months
F-1 None Multiple 60 Months
F-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-1 None Multiple 60 Months
G-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-3 None Multiple 60 Months
G-4 None Multiple 60 Months
G-5 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
H-1B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-1C None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2A None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2R None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
I None Multiple 60 Months
J-1 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
J-2 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
K-1 None One 6 Months
K-2 None One 6 Months
K-3 None Multiple 24 Months
K-4 None Multiple 24 Months
L-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
L-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
M-1 None Multiple 60 Months
M-2 None Multiple 60 Months
N-8 None Multiple 60 Months
N-9 None Multiple 60 Months
NATO 1-7 N/A N/A N/A
O-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
Q-1 [6] None Multiple 15 Months [3]
R-1 None Multiple 60 Months
R-2 None Multiple 60 Months
S-5 [7] None One 1 Month
S-6 [7] None One 1 Month
S-7 [7] None One 1 Month
T-1 [9] N/A N/A N/A
T-2 None One 6 Months
T-3 None One 6 Months
T-4 None One 6 Months
T-5 None One 6 Months
TD [5] N/A N/A N/A
V-1 None Multiple 120 Months
V-2 None Multiple 120 Months [8]
V-3 None Multiple 120 Months [8]

Documents

Birth Certificates

Available. A certified, computer generated copy of a birth certificate, officially called a Birth Registration Form, may be obtained from any branch of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), which is headquartered in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town. Requests may also be made through the RGD's website. The full name of the subject, the exact date of birth, the name of the father (if it appears on the birth certificate) and the full name of the mother should be furnished. The current format is computer generated and printed on A4 size security paper. Older, handwritten documents, which are typically produced on paper measuring 8 x 6.5 inches or 3 x 14 inches, are no longer accepted at post.

Adoption Records

Available. A certified copy of an Adoption Children Register, which indicates that the child has been adopted pursuant to an Adoption Order issued by a Jamaican court may be obtained from the RGD in the same manner as a birth certificate. An Adoption Order is available from the Family Court or Resident Magistrate's Court where the adoption took place. Post no longer accepts only the Adoption Order to demonstrate adoptions which have already taken place, but requires the Adopted Children Register.

A certified copy of an Adoption License, issued by a Family Court or Resident's Magistrate's Court is available from the court where the adoption took place or from the Child Development Agency, 2-4 King Street, Kingston 5. The Adoption License allows allows adoptive parents to take the prospective adoptive child to a "scheduled country" (the United States is one such scheduled country) for finalization of the adoption. Note that certain close relatives (such as brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and grandparents) need not obtain an Adoption License in order to take the child to a scheduled country for finalization of the adoption.

Marriage Certificates

Available. A certified copy of a marriage certificate, officially called a Marriage Register, may be obtained from the RGD in the same manner as described for the birth certificate. Post only accepts marriage certificates printed on security paper of the type described for a birth certificate. Post no longer accepts the older, handwritten version, which typically appeared on paper measuring 3.5 x 14 inches.

Certificate of No-Impediment to Marriage

Available. This document is required by post for all Jamaica-resident immigrant visa applicants over age 18 in categories requiring them to be unmarried. The certificate may be obtained from the RGD in the same manner as described for a birth certificate. The document appears on security paper of a different type than that for the marriage, birth, death and adoption certificates. The security paper for the Certificate of No-Impediment to Marriage is 8.5 x 11 inches in size. Post no longer accepts the older, typed version, which appeared on RGD letterhead.

Divorce Certificates

Available. A true copy of a divorce decree may be obtained from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kingston. The name of the petitioner and the name of the respondent should be furnished, as well as the date of the divorce. The form of this document may vary in accordance with the type of decree given. To be valid, it must bear the stamps "Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica" and "True Copy."

Death Certificates

Available. Called a Death Registration Form, it is obtainable in the same manner as birth and marriage certificates.

Police Records

Available. Residents of Jamaica should apply for police certificates at the Ministry of National Security, 3 Oxford Rd., Kingston 5. They must present a passport, two passport-sized photographs, fee receipt, and evidence, such as a form letter of instructions to visa applicants, that the Embassy requires them to obtain police certificates for immigration purposes. There is both express, three-day service and a 21-day service.

After the application is processed, the applicant should take the receipt to 79 East Street in downtown Kingston, where the applicant is fingerprinted. At the end of the specified period, applicants should return to 79 East Street to collect the police certificate.

Jamaicans living abroad and former residents of Jamaica may also obtain police certificates, but will need someone in Jamaica to act on their behalf. The applicant should furnish the person applying for the record on their behalf with fingerprints, a certificate of character from a Notary Public or Lay Magistrate, two passport size photographs and a letter of consent authorizing application. These documents are to be taken to the Ministry of National Security at 3 Oxford Road, Kingston 5.

The issued certificate measures 8 x 6 inches with a heading of "Jamaican Constabulary." A photograph of the applicant is attached and an impression seal is placed on the photograph.

Prison Records

Available. Persons may obtain copies of the indictment and information related to the individual concerned from the court before which he or she was convicted. Police certificates will reflect any time an individual has spent in prison.

Court Records

Available. Applicants may obtain copies of their court records from the court where they were sentenced.

Purging of Criminal Records

Under the provisions of the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation Of Offenders) Act, of September 1988, a person convicted of an offense to which this section applies may make an application for the expungement from the criminal records after the corresponding rehabilitation period has passed. The rehabilitation period ranges from three to ten years depending on the conviction. Record thus expunged, referred to as spent, are not considered when police certificates are issued.

Military Records

Available. Persons who served in the Jamaica Defense Force may obtain a copy of their Military Service Record from the Records Office, Headquarters, Camp Area, Up Park Camp, Kingston 5.

Deed Poll

A Deed Poll provides the legal documentary evidence that a person has changed his or her name. the Island Record Office, a division of RGD, stores Deed Polls. Certified copies may be obtained by application to the RGD. Requests may also be made through the RGD's website. A certified copy of the deed poll includes a red seal. The paper is not security paper and is approximately legal size.

Special Issuance and Clearance Procedures

None.

Visa Issuing Post

Kingston, Jamaica (Embassy)

Jamaica Mutual Life Center
2 Oxford Rd., 3rd. Floor

Visa Services

All visa categories for Jamaica and the Cayman Islands