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.