The Jamaican High Commission Ottawa permanent-temporary-residency-jamaica (2024)

PERMANENTRESIDENCE IN JAMAICA

Anon-Jamaican national can apply for Permanent Residency in Jamaica on thefollowing basis:

1. Employment: Working in Jamaica for three years or more.
2. Marriage: Being married to a Jamaican national.
3. Retirement: Persons who no longer work in their home country and are desirous of living in Jamaica.

See information on how to apply for permanent residency in Jamaica.

TEMPORARY RESIDENCY IN JAMAICA

Temporary Residence is where a foreign national resides in Jamaica byway of being a Student, Employment, Marriage to a Jamaican and being adependent on an individual who works in the Island.

Extensions of stay are processed with three (3) working days by theImmigration Unit in the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).

See information on how to apply for temporary residency in Jamaica