Visa-free countries for Jamaican passport holders

No. Panama lists Jamaica as visa-free, for stays of up to 3 months. Bring a passport valid at least 3 months past your trip (we suggest 6), your return ticket and proof of funds, usually US$500. The flight from Kingston or Montego Bay is direct, so there is no US transit.

Yes. Mexico lists Jamaica among the countries that need no visa. The officer sets your stay on arrival, up to 180 days, and you fill in the FMM migration form.

No. You need a US$10 tourist card, and it is already in your air fare. Fill in the free e-Ticket form online before you fly. Stays are up to 30 days, and your passport should be valid 6 months.

No. Both are visa-free for Jamaican passports. Colombia allows up to 90 days, extendable to 180 days a year. In Peru the officer sets your stay on arrival, usually up to 90 days.

Yes. Since 15 September 2026 Jamaica is not on Thailand's visa-exemption list, so you need a Thai e-Visa before you travel.

Yes. Jamaicans need a Canadian visitor visa. The exception is a US green card: with it you need no visa or eTA, just the green card and your Jamaican passport.

Yes. Jamaica is on the UK's visa national list, so you need a Standard Visitor visa (£135) before you travel. Visits can be up to 6 months.

Yes. You need a B1/B2 visitor visa (US$185 to apply), because Jamaica is not in the Visa Waiver Program. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands follow the same rules.

Yes, for most of Europe. One Schengen visa covers the Schengen countries for up to 90 days in any 180 days (€90 for adults). Ireland and Cyprus have their own rules.

You need a tourist e-Visa, which you get online at evisacuba.cu before you fly. Stays are up to 90 days, extendable once. Bring travel medical insurance and fill in the D’Viajeros form.

Yes, unless you hold a valid US, UK or Canadian visa and fly in directly from that country; then you can stay up to 30 days. Under 15s, over 70s and Jamaicans living in the US, Canada or UK and flying in from there are exempt too.

Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa or residence (not a transit visa) or a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa, valid at least 1 day when you arrive. UK, EU, Swiss, Norwegian or Icelandic residence also works. Stays are up to 30 days, extendable to 90.

No. CARICOM countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Grenada let Jamaicans stay up to 6 months. The Bahamas is visa-free too; the officer sets your stay, up to 8 months.

No. Brazil is visa-free for Jamaican passports for up to 90 days.

Yes. Jamaicans can't get a visa on arrival in the UAE, so arrange the visit visa before you travel. It is usually for 30 days.

You need an e-Visa, which you get online at evisa.gov.tr before you fly. It allows multiple entries for up to 3 months.

Yes. Apply at the Embassy of Japan in Kingston. If you live in the US, Canada or the UK, you can apply for Japan’s eVISA online instead.

Curaçao, yes: it is visa-free, 30 days at a time. Aruba needs a visa unless you hold a valid multiple-entry US, Canadian, UK, Irish or Schengen visa, or residence in one of those places, plus an approved ED card before you fly.

In some places, yes. Costa Rica, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, Aruba, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Guatemala let Jamaicans in with a valid US visa (and some also accept UK, Canadian or Schengen visas). Each has its own conditions, such as multiple entry, months left on the visa or flying in from the US. They are in the table above.

Panama asks for 3 months; the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Kenya and many others ask for 6. To be safe, travel on a passport valid 6 months past your return date. Booking with us? We check it before we ticket anything.

We checked the places Jamaicans travel to most against each government's own rules on 13 October 2026; each row links its source. The rest come from Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs list and published references. Rules change, so confirm with the embassy or ask us before you book.