The
Jamaican High Commission processes requests for temporary travel documents called
Emergency Certificates (ECs). An Emergency Certificate is a one way travel document that
permits a Jamaican national without a valid passport to enter Jamaica for
emergency reasons.
REQUIREMENTS
Adults:
- Completed
Passport Application Form.
- Expired
Passport.
- Original
Birth Certificate
- Government
issued photo identification, if the passport has been lost/stolen.
- Police
Report (mandatory) for lost/stolen passports.
- Two
(2) passport sized colour photographs.
- Travel itinerary.
Minors:
- Completed
Passport Application Form.
- Expired
Passport or Birth Certificate and a government issued photo identification, if
the passport has been lost/stolen.
- Parent(s)
government issued photo identification.
- Police
Report (mandatory) for lost/stolen passports.
- Two
(2) passport size colour photographs.
- Travel
itinerary.
Cost:
- Fee
of $103.00 payable in cash, bank draft or money order (Do
not send cash in the mail).
- There
is an additional fee of $13.00 for postage, if this service is required or
the client may send a pre-paid return envelope.
Processing
Time
In-person
- Please
allow three (3) business days starting from the submission date of the
application in-person to the Jamaican High Commission.
Mail- in
- Please
allow ten (10) business days for processing for applications submitted through
the mail. For mail-in, the expired
Passport must be submitted along with the application.