Download the Jamaican passport application form from the Embassy of Jamaica website.
Fill out the form with your personal information. Sign and date the application.
Submit two identical passport photos. The photographs must have a plain background, and your face must be 25 mm to 35 mm in height. Show the passport instructions to the professional photographer you hire.
Have your application form and passport photos certified by a medical doctor, notary public, justice of the peace, attorney-at-law or a minister authorized to perform marriages. The certifier must complete the "Official Certification" section of the application form. The certifier must write sign and date the back of the photo and write: "I certify that this is a true photograph of (your name)."
Provide proof of Jamaican citizenship. Submit a certified copy of your birth certificate, a certificate of naturalization or a letter of certification of citizenship. Include original copies only; photocopied documents are not accepted.
Include one form of identification with your application. Submit your expired passport, or photocopies of your driver's licence or national voter's identification.
Provide evidence of a name change, if applicable. Submit a deed poll if you have changed your name, or include a certified copy of your marriage certificate or divorce judgment.
Submit your expired passport if you are applying to renew your passport.
Include a certified check or money order payable to the Embassy of Jamaica. As of 2011, a new passport cost $80 for minors and $110 for adults. Replacing lost or damaged passports cost $130 for minors and $190 for adults.
Mail or personally deliver the application to a Jamaican embassy or consulate in Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York or Miami.
