# 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):
| Anguilla  Antigua and Barbuda  Australia  Bahamas  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belize  Bermuda  Botswana  Brunei  Canada  Cyprus  Dominica  Dominican Republic | Eswatini  Fiji  Gambia  Ghana  Gibraltar  Grenada  Guyana  India  Kenya  Kiribati  Lesotho  Malawi  Malaysia | Maldives  Malta  Mauritius  Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Saint Helena  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Solomon Islands | South Africa  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Tanzania  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turks and Caicos  Tuvalu  Vanuatu  Uganda  United Kingdom  United States  Zambia |
| Belgium  Brazil  Chile  Denmark  Finland | Germany  Iceland  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Liechtenstein | Luxembourg  Mexico  Netherlands  Norway  Russia  San Marino | South Korea  Suriname  Sweden  Switzerland  Turkey |
| Argentina  Austria  Bolivia$^T$  China$^T$  Colombia  Costa Rica  Czech Republic$^T$  Ecuador | El Salvador$^T$  Estonia$^1$  France  Greece  Guatemala$^T$  Hong Kong  Hungary$^T$ | Japan  Latvia$^T$ $^1$  Lithuania$^T$ $^1$  Monaco  Panama$^T$  Paraguay$^T$  Peru$^T$ | Poland  Portugal  Slovakia$^T$  Slovenia$^T$ $^1$  Spain  Ukraine$^T$  Uruguay  Venezuela |
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Date of visa changes :

### Substitute visa

Citizens of 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 and United Arab Emirates may enter Jamaica without a visa.

## Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival for 100 USD:
| Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  British Virgin Islands  Bulgaria | Croatia  Estonia  Georgia  Kazakhstan  Kosovo  Kyrgyzstan  Latvia  Lithuania  Moldova | Montenegro  North Macedonia  Romania  Serbia  Slovenia  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan |
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:
| 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 |