Contact -
First Floor, Mutual Life Building
2 Oxford Road
Kingston 5
Tel: 876-935-6053
E-mail: opakgn@state.gov
Embassy Holiday List -
| January 1 (Sat) |
New Year's Day |
U.S./Jamaican |
| January 17 (Mon) |
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
U.S. |
| February 9 (Wed) |
Ash Wednesday |
Jamaican |
| February 21 (Mon) |
President's Day |
U.S. |
| March 25 (Fri) |
Good Friday |
Jamaican |
| March 28 (Mon) |
Easter Monday |
Jamaican |
| May 23 (Mon) |
Labor Day |
Jamaican |
| May 30 (Mon) |
Memorial Day |
U.S. |
| July 4 (Mon) |
Independence Day |
U.S. |
| August 1 (Mon) |
Emancipation Day |
Jamaican |
| August 6 (Sat) |
Independence Day |
Jamaican |
| September 5 (Mon) |
Labor Day |
U.S. |
| October 10 (Mon) |
Columbus Day |
U.S. |
| October 17 (Mon) |
National Heroes Day |
Jamaican |
| November 11 (Fri) |
Veterans Day |
U.S. |
| November 24 (Thurs) |
Thanksgiving Day |
U.S. |
| December 26 (Mon) |
Observed Christmas Holiday |
U.S./Jamaican |
| December 27 (Tues) |
Observed Boxing Day Holiday |
Jamaican |
Visa Details
General Information
If you want to travel to the U.S., you most likely will
need a visa (click on the Visa Waiver program link for a list of
exceptions). Click on the following links, which provide additional
information as to the requirements and documentation you will need
to apply for a U.S. visa:
Non-Immigrant Visa – For short visits and travel to or transit
through the U.S., as well as for prospective students who will study
at a U.S. institution.
Type of Visa -
Student Visas
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to attend school
in the U.S., and whether you will pursue an undergraduate degree,
graduate studies or you are going to a public or private high school,
you should feel very proud of this accomplishment.
Non-Immigrant Visa – For short visits and
travel to or transit through the U.S., as well as for prospective
students who will study at a U.S. institution.
Immigrant Visa – For those planning to immigrate
and live permanently in the U.S.
Document Required -
The USA-PATRIOT Act legislated that each Visa Waiver Program
traveler must have a machine-readable passport. As of October 26,
2004, if a visa waiver traveler does not have a machine-readable
passport (MRP), he/she cannot travel on the Visa Waiver Program
and would be required to present a U.S. visa at the port of entry
to enter the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security’s, Customs
and Border Protection began full enforcement of this policy on June
26, 2005. To read more, see the DHS Press Release.
Fee -
(a) Nonimmigrant visa……......................................................................................$100
USD*
(b) Border crossing card - 10 year (age 15 and over)...............................................$100
USD*
(c) Border crossing card - (under age 15). For Mexican citizen
if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card
…….................................................................$13
USD
(d) Fraud prevention and detection fee for principal applicants
applying for H1B and L-1 visas under blanket provisions abroad .............................................................................$500
USD
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