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The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. is the primary diplomatic mission of Jamaica to the United States. It is located at 1520 New Hampshire Avenue , NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. [ 1 ] The government of Jamaica established its first embassy in the U.S. on August 16, 1962.
The Jamaican passport is issued to citizens of Jamaica for international travel. The passport is a CARICOM passport as Jamaica is a member of the Caribbean Community . Passports are issued through the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), which was established in 2007 as an "Executive Agency" of the Government of Jamaica. [ 1 ]
However, Guyana eventually officially launched the passport on 13 July 2007. [8] Jamaica was expected to institute the passport by the end of 2007; however, this deadline lapsed, [9] and Jamaica was then expected to introduce the passport by January 2009, [10] finally launching the passport on 2 January 2009. [11]
State Department expands passport phone center hours, and U.S. senator calls for more hiring amid flood of applications Rob Wile Updated July 18, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jamaica.As of 2024, Jamaican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 89 countries and territories, ranking the Jamaican passport 55th, tied with Guyanese passport and Nauruan passport in terms of travel freedom according to Henley Passport Index., [1]
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Jamaica. Jamaica has a modest number of diplomatic missions in the world, even within its own peripheral region of the Caribbean , and they are maintained under the umbrella of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade .
Jamaica’s official police force whose mission under the Ministry of National Security is ‘to serve protect and reassure with courtesy, integrity and respect for the rights of all’. [6] It roles include assisting in the detection and prevention of crime, investigating alleged crimes, protecting life and property, and enforcing all criminal ...
Although its passport enjoys (for nationals with rights of abode in Taiwan) visa-free (or visa on arrival access) status in 137 countries, ranking the ordinary Taiwanese passport 29th in the world (tied with Uruguay) according to the Visa Restrictions Index, [1] some countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, the People's Republic of China , Jamaica ...