Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens

A Jamaican passport

Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jamaica. In February 2016, Jamaican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 78 countries and territories, ranking the Jamaican passport 61st in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens

  Jamaica

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa required[5]
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[7]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Argentina	Visa not required[8]	90 days
Armenia	Visa on arrival[9]	120 days
Australia	Online Visitor e600 visa[10]	May apply online.[11]
Austria	Visa required[12]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[13]
Bahamas	Visa not required[14]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa[15]	eVisa from October 2014.[16]
Bangladesh	Visa not required[17]
Barbados	Visa not required[18]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Belarus	Visa required[19]
Belgium	Visa required[20]
Belize	Visa not required[21]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Benin	Visa required[22]
Bhutan	Visa required[23]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[24]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[25]
Botswana	Visa not required[26]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[27]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required[28]
Bulgaria	Visa required[29]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[30]
Burundi	Visa required[31]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[32]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[33]
Canada	Visa required[34]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[35]
Central African Republic	Visa required[36]
Chad	Visa required[37]
Chile	Visa not required[38]	90 days
China	Visa required[39]
Colombia	Visa not required[40]	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival[41]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[42]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Costa Rica	Visa required[44]
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[45]
Croatia	Visa required[46]
Cuba	Visa required[47]
Cyprus	Visa required[48]
Czech Republic	Visa required[49]
Denmark	Visa required[50]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[51]
Dominica	Visa not required[52]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[53]	Tourist card required on arrival.
Ecuador	Visa not required[54]	90 days[55]
Egypt	Visa required[56]
El Salvador	Visa required[57]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[58]
Eritrea	Visa required[59]
Estonia	Visa required[60]
Ethiopia	Visa required[61]
Fiji	Visa not required[62]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[63]
France	Visa required[64]
Gabon	eVisa[65]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[66]	90 days
Georgia	eVisa[67]	30 days
Germany	Visa required[68]
Ghana	Visa required[69]
Greece	Visa required[70]
Grenada	Visa not required[71]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Guatemala	Visa required[72]
Guinea	Visa required[73]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[74]
Guyana	Visa not required[75]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Haiti	Visa not required[76]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[77]
Hungary	Visa required[78]
Iceland	Visa required[79]
India	e-Tourist Visa[80]	30 days[81]
Indonesia	Visa not required[82][83]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[84]	15 days
Iraq	Visa required[85]
Ireland	Visa required[86]	Visa is issued free of charge.[87]
Israel	Visa not required[88]	90 days
Italy	Visa required[89]
Japan	Visa required[90]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[91]	30 days
Kazakhstan	Visa required[92]
Kenya	Visa not required[93]	90 days
Kiribati	Visa not required[94]	30 days
North Korea	Visa required[95]
South Korea	Visa not required[96]	30 days
Kuwait	Visa required[97]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required[98]
Laos	Visa on arrival[99]	30 days
Latvia	Visa required[100]
Lebanon	Visa required[101]
Lesotho	Visa not required[102]	90 days
Liberia	Visa not required[103]
Libya	Visa required[104]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[105]
Lithuania	Visa required[106]
Luxembourg	Visa required[107]
Macedonia	Visa required[108]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[109]	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required[110]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[111]	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[112]	30 days[55]
Mali	Visa required[113]
Malta	Visa required[114]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[115]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[116]	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[117]	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required[118]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[119]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[120]
Monaco	Visa required[121]
Mongolia	Visa required[122]
Montenegro	Visa required[123]
Morocco	Visa required[124]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[125]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[126]	28 days
Namibia	Visa required[127]
Nauru	Visa required[128]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[129]	30 days
Netherlands	Visa required[130]
New Zealand	Visa required[131]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[132]	90 days
Niger	Visa not required[133]
Nigeria	Visa required[134]
Norway	Visa required[135]
Oman	Visa required[136]
Pakistan	Visa required[137]
Palau	Visa on arrival[138]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[139]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[140]
Paraguay	Visa required[141]
Peru	Visa not required[142]	180 days
Philippines	Visa not required[143]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[144]
Portugal	Visa required[145]
Qatar	Visa required[146]
Romania	Visa required[147]
Russia	Visa required[148]
Rwanda	eVisa[149]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[150]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[151]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[152]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Samoa	Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[153]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[154]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[155]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[156]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[157][158]	3 months
Serbia	Visa required[159]
Seychelles	Visa on arrival !Visitor's Permit on arrival[160]	3 months[55]
Sierra Leone	Visa not required[161]
Singapore	Visa not required[162]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[163]
Slovenia	Visa required[164]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[165]
Somalia	Visa required[166]	Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required[167]	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required[168]
Spain	Visa required[169]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[170]	30 days; must hold return or onward ticket
Sudan	Visa required[171]
Suriname	Visa not required[172]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Swaziland	Visa not required[173]	30 days
Sweden	Visa required[174]
Switzerland	Visa required[175]
Syria	Visa required[176]
Tajikistan	Visa required[177]
Tanzania	Visa not required[178]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[179]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[180]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[181]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[182]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[183]	Freedom of Movement for CARICOM Skilled Nationals; 6 months otherwise
Tunisia	Visa required[184]
Turkey	eVisa[185]	1 month
Turkmenistan	Visa required[186]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[187]	1 month
Uganda	Visa not required[188]	May apply online.[189]
Ukraine	Visa required[190]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[191]
United Kingdom	Visa required[192]
United States	Visa required[193]
Uruguay	Visa not required[194]	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa required[195]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[196]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa required[197]
Venezuela	Visa not required[198]	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required[199]
Yemen	Visa required[200]
Zambia	Visa not required[201]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[202]	3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:

Europe

Africa

Asia

Caribbean and North Atlantic

•  British Virgin Islands — Visa required.^[203]
•  Cayman Islands — Visa required^[204] for persons between the ages of 15 and 70.^[205] A special visa of 10 year validity now being offered (all other visas for visiting the Cayman Islands were issued for single-entry permission, or permission to enter multiple times within a one-year, three-year or five-year fixed period).^[205]
•  Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa required.^[206]
•  Montserrat — Visa Free.^[207]

See also

• Visa policy of Jamaica
• Jamaican passport
• Foreign relations of Jamaica

References