Dunn's River Falls at Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Who needs a visa for Jamaica?

Latin America and the Caribbean · Kingston

Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Of 198 nationalities, 103 enter Jamaica with no paperwork at all. The rest: 21 can get a visa at the border and 74 must be approved before they travel.

Government fee
$100
Apply on the official Jamaica government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on pica.gov.jm

Worth knowing

  • A visa does not give you the right to enter Jamaica. The immigration officer at the port of entry decides.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Jamaica on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

How long your passport must be valid for Jamaica: see passport validity by country.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 103

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 21

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 74

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Jamaica

Region
Caribbean
Capital
Kingston
Population
2,837,077 2025 · 139th of 197
Size
10,991 km² 160th largest of 199
Density
258 per km²
Languages
English, Jamaican Patois
Currency
Jamaican dollar JMD

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.