🇯🇲 Jamaica: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Jamaica sits in Caribbean. Below you will find visa requirements for popular passports, key facts and entry basics. Plan around the current rules and always confirm with the official source.
A Jamaica passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 121 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Kingston
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar
- Languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- Region
- Caribbean
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free
115 passports enter Jamaica visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 30 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 30 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | – |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 30 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 30 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 90 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 30 days |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 days |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 30 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 90 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 30 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 90 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 180 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 30 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 30 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 90 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 30 days |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 90 days |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 30 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | 30 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 30 days |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 30 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 30 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 30 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 90 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 90 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 30 days |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 90 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 30 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 90 days |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | – |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇶 Martinique | 30 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 90 days |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 30 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 30 days |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 90 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 90 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 30 days |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 30 days |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 30 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 30 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 30 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 90 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 30 days |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 90 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 90 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 90 days |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 90 days |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 30 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 180 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 30 days |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 30 days |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
Visa on arrival
9 passports get a visa on arrival at the border.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
Visa required
77 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇸 American Samoa | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Jamaica?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free, 180 days; Germany: visa-free, 90 days; Russia: visa-free, 90 days; China: visa-free, 30 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Jamaica?
Jamaican dollar.
What language is spoken in Jamaica?
English, Jamaican Patois.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free | 180 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | - |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | - |
| Australia | Visa-free | - |
| India | Visa-free | - |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free | 30 days |
| France | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 30 days |
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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.