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Jamaica: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Jamaica. 83 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 58 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 53Visa-free
  • 9ETA
  • 21On arrival
  • 46eVisa
  • 97Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Jamaica
Rank58
No prior visa83
CodeJAM

Passport strength

An above-average passport 58

Rank 58 of 199. 83 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 10.

South KoreaETA90 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysArgentinaVisa-free30 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 143

A prior visa is needed for 143 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredChinaVisa required
Mobility36/10083 destinations without a prior visa
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Jamaica passport gives

58of 100
rank 79 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility3683 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law57score 0.15 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life57HDI 0.720
  • Health and longevity5371.5 years life expectancy
  • Education60education index 0.68
  • Taxes50up to 30%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 53

Entry on your passport

Popular:ThailandSerbiaDominican RepublicMexicoBrazilArgentina
AngolaAfrica · 30 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 30 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBangladeshAsiaBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelizeAmericas · 180 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysColombiaAmericas · 180 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 180 daysGuyanaAmericas · 180 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysLesothoAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMontserratCaribbeanNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysPeruAmericas · 180 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysSerbiaEurope · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 180 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 180 daysSurinameAmericas · 180 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 180 daysUgandaAfrica · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

ETA 9

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:South KoreaIsraelSri LankaKenya
GhanaAfricaIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 180 days

On arrival 21

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptMaldives
BoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBurundiAfricaCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfricaIranMiddle East · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 30 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 30 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 46

Applied for online before travel

Popular:TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesGeorgiaArmeniaIndonesiaVietnam
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeArmeniaMiddle EastAzerbaijanEuropeBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMongoliaAsiaMyanmarAsiaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsiaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTürkiyeEuropeUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastVietnamAsia

Visa required 97

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJapanAsiaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropePapua New GuineaOceaniaParaguayAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 55Saudi Arabia88
  2. 56Bahrain87
  3. 56Fiji87
  4. 57Vanuatu85
  5. 58Jamaica83
  6. 58Nauru83
  7. 58Oman83
  8. 58Papua New Guinea83
  9. 59China82

Frequently asked questions

Jamaica: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 83 of 226 countries and territories, 53 visa-free, 9 with an ETA and 21 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 58 of 199.

Jamaica: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Jamaica → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Jamaica → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Jamaica → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 105 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 78. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.