Where can Jamaica passport holders travel?

56 countries are visa-free. Add 18 with a visa on arrival, 4 with an online eTA and 38 with an eVisa, and you can visit 116 countries without applying at an embassy.

22 rules on this page are backed by a cited official or authoritative source, shown next to the country. In our latest audit (27 October 2026), 189 of 197 destinations matched IATA Timatic, the database airlines check (via Wikipedia), or were confirmed with an official source; 8 are still being checked. How we check visa rules

Source: Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 188 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-22). Page built 29 October 2026. Report an error

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Angola
30 days · ~$60/day
30 days · About $60 a day
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Antigua and Barbuda
180 days · ~$115/day
180 days · About $115 a day
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Argentina
90 days · ~$70/day
90 days · About $70 a day
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Bahamas
90 days · ~$165/day
90 days · About $165 a day
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Bangladesh
90 days · ~$40/day
90 days · About $40 a day
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Barbados
180 days · ~$190/day
180 days · About $190 a day
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Belize
~$90/day
About $90 a day
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Botswana
90 days · ~$60/day
90 days · About $60 a day
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Brazil
90 days · ~$75/day
90 days · About $75 a day
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Chile
90 days · ~$80/day
90 days · About $80 a day
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Colombia
90 days · ~$60/day
90 days · About $60 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Dominica
180 days · ~$80/day
180 days · About $80 a day
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Dominican Republic
~$75/day
About $75 a day
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Ecuador
90 days · ~$55/day
90 days · About $55 a day
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Eswatini
30 days · ~$55/day
30 days · About $55 a day
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Fiji
120 days · ~$100/day
120 days · About $100 a day
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Gambia
90 days · ~$40/day
90 days · About $40 a day
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Grenada
90 days · ~$95/day
90 days · About $95 a day
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Guyana
180 days · ~$55/day
180 days · About $55 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Haiti
90 days · ~$145/day
90 days · About $145 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
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Hong Kong
90 days · ~$120/day
90 days · About $120 a day
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Kenya
90 days · ~$55/day
90 days · About $55 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Source: Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 75 (Legal Notice No. 93 of 2025, Seventeenth Schedule), published by the Kenya High Commission in the UK (checked 25 September 2026)
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Kiribati
90 days · ~$95/day
90 days · About $95 a day
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Lesotho
90 days · ~$55/day
90 days · About $55 a day
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Malawi
90 days · ~$90/day
90 days · About $90 a day
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Malaysia
30 days · ~$48/day
30 days · About $48 a day
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Maldives
30 days · ~$85/day
30 days · About $85 a day
Source: Maldives High Commission, Kuala Lumpur (FAQ: "up to thirty-day free visa is issued on arrival for all nationalities"); immigration.gov.mv tourist visa page (checked 24 September 2026)
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Mauritius
90 days · ~$65/day
90 days · About $65 a day
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Mexico
180 days · ~$60/day
180 days · About $60 a day
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Micronesia
30 days · ~$100/day
30 days · About $100 a day
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Namibia
90 days · ~$70/day
90 days · About $70 a day
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Palestinian Territory

US advisory: Do not travel
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Panama
90 days · ~$75/day
90 days · About $75 a day
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Peru
180 days · ~$45/day
180 days · About $45 a day
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Philippines
30 days · ~$50/day
30 days · About $50 a day
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Russia
90 days · ~$85/day
90 days · About $85 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
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Rwanda
30 days · ~$45/day
30 days · About $45 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
180 days · ~$115/day
180 days · About $115 a day
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Saint Lucia
42 days · ~$85/day
42 days · About $85 a day
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
180 days · ~$95/day
180 days · About $95 a day
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Samoa
90 days · ~$85/day
90 days · About $85 a day
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Samoa, Immigration Division (checked 24 September 2026)
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Serbia
30 days · ~$60/day
30 days · About $60 a day
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Sierra Leone
~$40/day
About $40 a day
Source: Sierra Leone Immigration Department, official eVisa system: result shown per nationality on the application form (read in a browser) (checked 30 September 2026)
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Singapore
30 days · ~$125/day
30 days · About $125 a day
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South Africa
90 days · ~$85/day
90 days · About $85 a day
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Suriname
180 days · ~$50/day
180 days · About $50 a day
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Tajikistan
30 days · ~$38/day
30 days · About $38 a day
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Tanzania
90 days · ~$45/day
90 days · About $45 a day
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Trinidad and Tobago
~$85/day
About $85 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Uganda
90 days · ~$60/day
90 days · About $60 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
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Uruguay
90 days · ~$110/day
90 days · About $110 a day
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Uzbekistan
30 days · ~$45/day
30 days · About $45 a day
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Vanuatu
120 days · ~$100/day
120 days · About $100 a day
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Venezuela
90 days
90 days
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Zambia
90 days · ~$50/day
90 days · About $50 a day
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Zimbabwe
90 days · ~$95/day
90 days · About $95 a day
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Burundi
~$55/day
About $55 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Cambodia
~$35/day
About $35 a day
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Comoros
~$80/day
About $80 a day
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Djibouti
~$75/day
About $75 a day
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Egypt
~$50/day
About $50 a day
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Guinea-Bissau
~$55/day
About $55 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Iran
~$640/day
About $640 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
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Jordan
~$70/day
About $70 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Laos
~$38/day
About $38 a day
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Macau
~$115/day
About $115 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
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Madagascar
~$50/day
About $50 a day
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Mozambique
~$60/day
About $60 a day
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Nepal
~$32/day
About $32 a day
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Palau
~$135/day
About $135 a day
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Senegal
~$60/day
About $60 a day
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Sri Lanka
~$32/day
About $32 a day
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Timor-Leste
~$45/day
About $45 a day
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Tuvalu
~$100/day
About $100 a day
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eTA (online travel authorization) 4

Ghana
~$65/day
About $65 a day
Official site: evisa.immigration.gov.gh Source: Ghana Immigration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs: official eVisa portal, eligibility checker (per-nationality result read for all 198 passports on 2026-10-06) (checked 6 October 2026)
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Israel
90 days · ~$175/day
90 days · About $175 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: israel-entry.piba.gov.il Source: Shibolet & Co. (Israeli law firm), on the Population and Immigration Authority ETA-IL (checked 24 September 2026)
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Seychelles
90 days · ~$90/day
90 days · About $90 a day
Official site: seychelles.govtas.com Source: Seychelles Electronic Border System (official) and Tourism Seychelles (checked 24 September 2026)
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South Korea
~$105/day
About $105 a day
Official site: k-eta.go.kr
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Albania
~$50/day
About $50 a day
Official site: e-visa.al
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Armenia
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: evisa.mfa.am
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Azerbaijan
~$60/day
About $60 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: evisa.gov.az
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Bahrain
~$70/day
About $70 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: evisa.gov.bh
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Benin
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: evisa.bj
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Bhutan
~$35/day
About $35 a day
Official site: immi.gov.bt
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Burkina Faso
~$60/day
About $60 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Official site: visaburkina.bf
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Cameroon
~$55/day
About $55 a day
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Chad
~$60/day
About $60 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Source: Direction de l'immigration et l'émigration du Tchad (evisa.td): visas exclusively online from 2026-05-11 (Décret n°2299/PR/PM/MSPI/2025); exempt-country list on evisa.td (checked 25 September 2026)
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Côte d'Ivoire
~$60/day
About $60 a day
Source: SNEDAI (operator of Côte d'Ivoire's official e-Visa) (checked 24 September 2026)
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Cuba
~$75/day
About $75 a day
Official site: evisacuba.cu
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
~$70/day
About $70 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Official site: evisa.gouv.cd
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Equatorial Guinea
~$70/day
About $70 a day
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Ethiopia
~$60/day
About $60 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: evisa.gov.et
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Gabon
~$60/day
About $60 a day
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Georgia
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: evisa.gov.ge
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Guinea
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: paf.gov.gn
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India
~$32/day
About $32 a day
Official site: indianvisaonline.gov.in
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Indonesia
~$50/day
About $50 a day
Official site: evisa.imigrasi.go.id
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Kyrgyzstan
~$38/day
About $38 a day
Official site: evisa.e-gov.kg
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Liberia
30 days · ~$0/day
30 days · About $0 a day
Official site: visaonarrival.lis.gov.lr Source: Liberia Immigration Service: official Visa on Arrival portal (read in a browser); excluded nationalities from the LIS launch statement of 2025-03-11 (checked 6 October 2026)
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Libya
~$65/day
About $65 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Official site: evisa.gov.ly
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Mauritania
~$50/day
About $50 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Source: Fragomen (law firm), summarising the Mauritanian e-Visa rollout (ANRPTS) (checked 24 September 2026)
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Moldova
~$45/day
About $45 a day
Official site: evisa.gov.md
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Mongolia
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: evisa.mn
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Myanmar
~$38/day
About $38 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Official site: evisa.moip.gov.mm
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Nigeria
~$20/day
About $20 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: evisa.immigration.gov.ng
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Pakistan
~$40/day
About $40 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: visa.nadra.gov.pk
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Papua New Guinea
~$95/day
About $95 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Source: Immigration & Citizenship Services Authority, Papua New Guinea: Visa on Arrival (VOA) country list (read in a browser) (checked 30 September 2026)
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Qatar
~$95/day
About $95 a day
US advisory: Reconsider travel
Official site: hayya.qa
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São Tomé and Principe
~$105/day
About $105 a day
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Somalia
~$90/day
About $90 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Official site: etas.gov.so
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South Sudan
~$10/day
About $10 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
Official site: evisa.gov.ss
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Syria
~$55/day
About $55 a day
US advisory: Do not travel
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Thailand
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: thaievisa.go.th Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Newsroom) — absence from the Royal Gazette lists; list corroborated by visasnews.com and yabiladi.com (checked 24 September 2026)
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Togo
~$55/day
About $55 a day
Official site: voyage.gouv.tg
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Turkey
~$162/day
About $162 a day
Official site: evisa.gov.tr Source: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa information for foreigners (checked 28 September 2026)
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Vietnam
~$40/day
About $40 a day
Official site: evisa.gov.vn
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Embassy visa required for 82 countries

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City, Yemen

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Changing planes with a Jamaica passport

These rules cover connecting flights where you stay in the airport's international transit area. Leaving it, changing airports or collecting your bags means entering the country, which needs the entry visa.

Schengen area
No airport transit visa needed
- Source: EU Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), Article 3 and Annex IV, consolidated 2024-06-28
- Source: European Commission: national airport transit visa lists (Visa Code Handbook, Annex 7B, 2026-06-30)
United Kingdom
Direct airside transit visa (DATV) needed
Who is exempt
Not needed with a valid visa for Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the US, a permanent residence permit from one of those countries, or an EEA or Swiss residence permit or long-stay (D) visa. A Schengen short-stay visa does not count.
- Source: Home Office: UK visa requirements for carriers, August 2026 (nationalities in red need a visa to transit airside)
United States
US visa needed, even to change planes (a C-1 transit visa or a B visitor visa)
Who is exempt
A valid US visitor (B) visa also covers transit.
- Source: U.S. Department of State: Transit Visa
- Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection: ESTA FAQ (an ESTA or a visa is required to transit the United States)
Canada
Canadian visa needed, even to change planes (a transit visa for stays of 48 hours or less)
Who is exempt
US lawful permanent residents can transit without a Canadian visa or eTA.
- Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Transit through Canada
Australia
Australian transit visa (subclass 771) needed, even to change planes (free, up to 72 hours)
Who is exempt
Not needed with an Indian official passport or most diplomatic passports. Transit without a visa does not apply to refugees or stateless travellers.
- Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs: Travellers eligible to transit without a visa (TWOV)
- Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs: Transit visa (subclass 771)
Singapore
No transit visa needed
Only while you stay in the transit area of Changi Airport. Some low-cost airlines make you clear immigration to collect your bags or check in for the next flight; Singapore's entry rules then apply. Ask your airline if unsure.
- Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore: Transiting Through Singapore
- Source: Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (High Commission in Wellington): visa FAQs
United Arab Emirates
No transit visa needed
Only while you stay in the transit area (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other UAE airports). To leave the airport, for example on separate tickets, you need a pre-arranged 48- or 96-hour transit visa, sponsored by a UAE airline, unless your passport enters visa-free or on arrival.
- Source: The Official Portal of the UAE Government: Transit visa (updated 28 Jul 2026)

Recent rule changes for Jamaica passports

Thailand · 15 September 2026
Thailand ended visa-free entry for 21 nationalities: apply for a Thai e-Visa
Now eVisaRead the details Official source
Chad · 11 May 2026
Chad moved all visa applications online (evisa.td)
Now eVisaRead the details Official source
Nicaragua · 16 February 2026
Nicaragua published new visa lists (Disposición 002-2026)
Now Visa requiredRead the details Official source

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Jamaica passport: common questions

How many countries can Jamaica passport holders visit without a visa?

56 countries are visa-free for Jamaica passport holders. Counting 18 with a visa on arrival, 4 with an online eTA and 38 with an eVisa, they can visit 116 countries without applying at an embassy. The other 82 countries require an embassy visa.

Which countries are visa-free for Jamaica passport holders?

Jamaica passport holders can enter these 56 countries visa-free: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Namibia, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Why do other websites show a different number for the Jamaica passport?

Websites count different things. Wandava counts every way in without an embassy: visa-free (56), visa on arrival (18), online eTA (4) and eVisa (38), 116 in all. Counting only entry with no step before you travel (visa-free and visa on arrival) gives 74, and visa-free alone gives 56. When an online visa needs a local sponsor or a full set of supporting documents, Wandava counts it as an embassy visa, not an eVisa.

Which countries give Jamaica passport holders a visa on arrival?

Jamaica passport holders can get a visa on arrival in these 18 countries: Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Macau, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Tuvalu. A fee may apply.

Where do Jamaica passport holders need an eTA or eVisa?

An online eTA is needed for Ghana, Israel, Seychelles and South Korea. An eVisa, applied for online before you fly, is needed for Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, São Tomé and Principe, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Turkey and Vietnam.

Can a US, UK or Schengen visa help Jamaica passport holders visit more countries?

Yes. Holding a valid visa opens more countries that Jamaica passport holders can enter without an embassy visa: 5 more with a US visa, 4 more with a UK visa and 38 more with a Schengen visa. Conditions apply, and each rule links to its official source.

Where can Jamaica passport holders with a Schengen residence permit, UK residence permit or US green card travel?

A valid residence permit opens more countries that Jamaica passport holders can enter without an embassy visa: 5 more with a US green card, 2 more with a UK residence permit and 36 more with a Schengen residence permit. A Schengen residence permit allows stays of up to 90 days in any 180 in the other Schengen countries. Conditions apply, and each rule links to its official source.

Do Jamaica passport holders need a transit visa?

Schengen area: no airport transit visa needed. United Kingdom: direct airside transit visa (DATV) needed. United States: US visa needed, even to change planes (a C-1 transit visa or a B visitor visa). Canada: Canadian visa needed, even to change planes (a transit visa for stays of 48 hours or less). Australia: Australian transit visa (subclass 771) needed, even to change planes (free, up to 72 hours). Singapore: no transit visa needed. United Arab Emirates: no transit visa needed. Some visas and residence permits exempt you; the transit section on this page lists them with official sources.

How up to date is this Jamaica passport information?

The visa data comes from the Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 188 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-22). This page was built on 29 October 2026. Entry rules change, so confirm with the destination's official website or embassy before you travel.