Jamaica: visa and entry rules
What you need to get in, how long you may stay, and what an overstay costs
Jamaica's borders: every crossing point
Jamaica is an island and has no land borders.
The main airports are Montego Bay and Kingston, the first of which takes most of the resort traffic.
By sea there are the cruise ports of Ocho Rios, Falmouth and Montego Bay, the island being one of the busiest cruise destinations in the Caribbean.
There is no scheduled ferry to the neighbouring islands, people move between them by plane.
There are no internal border formalities.
Bringing a car into Jamaica
You cannot drive here under your own steam - there are no land borders.
Tourists get around in rental cars or with a driver.
Traffic drives on the left.
A licence in English is accepted; in any other language it has to be accompanied by an International Driving Permit or a certified translation.
The roads are narrow and winding, and local driving is noticeably sharper than you may be used to.
Travelling to Jamaica with a pet
The rules are strict: the island protects its status as rabies-free territory.
An import permit is arranged in advance, and it is not easy to obtain.
Import is allowed mainly from rabies-free countries.
Find out the requirements and the timings for import well before the trip: getting an animal's papers done takes weeks.
Overstaying your visa in Jamaica
A fine is charged for exceeding your permitted stay and is paid on departure.
The exact amount will be named by the officer on departure. The tariffs have changed more than once and figures from reference books cannot be relied on - take plenty of cash to the border.
You have to count the annual limit of 90 days, not the length of a single trip.
A serious overstay means deportation and an entry ban.
What else to check before you go
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Entry rules change faster than anything else on this site, and they change without notice. We cross-check every page against several sources and state the date it was verified, but that does not replace the main step: before you travel, check an official source — the country’s consulate, its immigration service or its e-visa portal. Especially if more than a couple of months have passed since our check.