Jamaica: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 46
- Consulates
- 24
- missions abroad
- 29
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 124
Live & travel in Jamaica
Monthly budget
$2,800/mo
Prices vs USA: 62%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 158.75 JMD
Internet access
90%
of people online
Air quality
21.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English
Emergency
110 · 112 · 119
Plug types
NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Calling code
+1876
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jun 22, 2026
3.4
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.0
- Safety2.5
- Internet access4.6
- Air quality3.0
- Climate4.1
SOS · Jamaica110Restaurants, cafés and dishes in JamaicaAckee and saltfish · Jamaican patty · Bammy · Bulla cake · Gizzada
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaIncreased caution
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Feb 10, 2027 · Ash Wednesday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- May 24, 2027 · Labour Day
- Aug 2, 2027 · Emancipation Day
Cities in Jamaica
Traveller essentials · Jamaica
- Emergency
- 110 · 112 · 119 · 911
- Calling code
- +1876
- Currency
- JMD
- Plug types
- NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Kingston
- Time zone
- America/Jamaica
Foreign missions in Jamaica
AlgeriaKingston1ArgentinaKingston1AustraliaKingston1AustriaKingston1BahamasKingston1BangladeshKingston1BarbadosKingston1BelgiumKingston1BrazilKingston1CanadaKingston, Montego Bay2ChileKingston1ChinaKingston1ColombiaKingston1Costa RicaKingston1CubaKingston1DenmarkKingston1Dominican RepublicKingston1EcuadorKingston1FinlandKingston1FranceKingston1GermanyKingston1GuyanaKingston1HaitiKingston1HondurasKingston1IndiaKingston2JapanKingston1LiberiaKingston1MexicoKingston1Netherlands1PanamaKingston1PeruKingston, Montego Bay2PolandKingston1RussiaKingston1SenegalKingston1SerbiaKingston1South AfricaKingston1SpainKingston1Trinidad & TobagoKingston1TürkiyeKingston1United KingdomKingston1United StatesKingston, Montego Bay2Vatican CityKingston1
Jamaica missions abroad
Australia1BarbadosBridgetown1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1CanadaOttawa, Toronto2ChileSantiago1ChinaBeijing1ColombiaBogotá1CubaHavana1Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo1EgyptCairo1GermanyBerlin, Munich2GreeceAthens1IndiaNew Delhi1JapanTokyo1MexicoMexico City1NetherlandsAmsterdam1NigeriaAbuja1PeruLima1SerbiaBelgrade1South AfricaPretoria1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1Trinidad & TobagoPort of Spain1TürkiyeIstanbul1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Jamaica without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Jamaica?
46 missions, 42 countries.
Emergency: Jamaica?
110 (fire department), 110 (emergency medical services), 110 (police), 112 (police), 119 (police), 911 (police)
Who can enter Jamaica without a visa?
124: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, and Brazil…