UK help and services in Jamaica

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Jamaica. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Jamaica.

Emergency help for British nationals in Jamaica

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Jamaica

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Jamaica

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Jamaica

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Jamaica

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.
  • Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.

  • FCDO travel advice for Jamaica. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • List of lawyers for British nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in Jamaica.

  • List of medical facilities for British nationals who require these services in Jamaica.

  • Advice for British people living in Jamaica, including information on health, education, benefits, residence requirements and more.

  • Information for British citizens moving to or living in Mali, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

  • Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical facilities, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.

  • Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad

  • Find out how to vote in UK elections if you move or live abroad, including eligibility, registering to vote and renewing your registration.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Jamaica

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Jamaica

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in Jamaica

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Jamaica.

Trade and invest: Jamaica

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Jamaica.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Jamaica, and Jamaican companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Jamaica.

  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

British embassy or high commission in Jamaica

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British High Commission in Kingston represents the UK Government in Jamaica and also maintains and develops relations between the UK and Jamaica.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.