Passport Atlas

Entering Jamaica

Jamaica does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#48

Entry openness

124

Visa free

103

Visa required

74

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Country profile

Capital

Kingston

Population

2.8 million

Area

10,991 km²

Currency

Jamaican dollar JMD

Languages

English, Jamaican Patois

Time zone

UTC-05:00

Foreign-born

24,007 · 2024

Migrant share

0.8%

Ethnic groups · 2011

Black92.1%
mixed6.1%
East Indian0.8%
unspecified0.7%
other0.4%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+1

Airports

MBJ · KIN · OCJ · KTP

Highlights

Dunn's River Falls
Seven Mile Beach
Bob Marley Museum

Jamaica Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

FVisa free103

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