SERVICES

The Embassy of Jamaica in Mexico provides services related to authentication, apostille, attestation, legalisation, and limited notarial services to facilitate the use of documents within Jamaica and, where feasible, our consular jurisdiction. Our services are conducted in strict adherence to the guidelines established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica. These include, but are not limited to birth, marriage, and death certificates; academic transcripts and diplomas; legal documents (e.g., affidavits, powers of attorney); commercial and business records.

The Embassy offers limited notarial services to Jamaican nationals and other clients as permitted by applicable Jamaican and the host country’s law. These services include, but are not limited to:

• • Verification of Signatures


• • Certification of Copies.


• • Administration of Oaths and Affirmations: The solemn administration of oaths and affirmations as required by law.

Fee
US$20.00 per document. Payment should be made in cash only or via deposit to the Embassy’s USD account.

Since 5th July 2021, public documents originating in Jamaica that are intended to be used in certain foreign countries can be authenticated by way of an Apostille. The list of countries that accept apostilles may be found at:

The Apostille process may be completed directly in Jamaica at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Authority with responsibility for the issuance of all authentications by apostille) or you may submit your documents through the Embassy of Jamaica in Mexico.

Requirements: Should you wish to carry out this process through this Embassy, please submit the following documents:

• • Completed

  Apostille Authentications Application Form



• • Original documents for Apostille; and


• • Copy of ID of applicant (optional).

Fee

• • Apostille fee per document: US$30.00.


• • Consular & postage fee US$20.00 (One-time payment).

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is the only authority in Jamaica which is responsible for registering vital events such as births, stillbirths, deaths, adoptions, marriages, and deed polls. It is also Jamaica’s sole secure repository of these records. To apply for Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates, please click on the following links (a credit card is required to complete the application online):

• • Birth Certificate
  

  
  Once you have completed the form correctly, click “Submit Application” located directly under the Birth Certificate Application Form.



• • Death Certificate
  

  
  Once you have completed the form correctly, click “Submit Application” located directly under the Death Certificate Application Form.



• • Marriage Certificate
  

  
  Once you have completed the form correctly, click “Submit Application” located directly under the Marriage Certificate Application Form. Click on the following link to view the applicable fees: Registrar General’s Department Fees. The Registrar General’s Department also provides the following additional services:

The Registrar General’s Department also provides the following additional services:

• • Registry Weddings


• • Deed Polls


• • Genealogical Research

For queries and questions to related to the services list above, please contact the Department directly at:>

directly at: Registrar General’s Department Twickenham Park
Spanish Town, St. Catherine
Jamaica
Tel.: 876 749 0550/619 1260
E-mail: information@rgd.gov.jm
Website: www.rgd.gov.jm

The Registrar General’s Department also offers genealogical research for interested persons to find out factual evidence about their family’s background. To apply for this service, please complete the Genealogical Form.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) provides a Police Certificate (commonly called Criminal Clearance Certificate or a Police Record) at a cost to both Jamaican nationals and foreign nationals who have resided in Jamaica.

Content of Police Certificate
The Police Certificate bears the background of each applicant and indicates whether or not an individual has any convictions recorded against him/her in Jamaica. A Police Certificate, also known as a police record, is a document issued by the Criminal Records Office, which displays a person’s criminal history.
Requirements

• • Cover letter, addressed to the Superintendent of Police and signed by the applicant, stating reason for requesting the Police Certificate and completed [Insert Hyperlink to application form].


• • Two (2) recent passport size photographs (these must not be signed or sealed).


• • Passport on which the applicant originally entered Jamaica.


• • A full set of fingerprints taken by the relevant agency in the country of residence. The stamp of the agency must appear on the document.


• • A certified copy of the bio-data page of the applicant’s valid passport.


• Services Offered (all the figures are quoted in Jamaican Dollars)


• • Next Day Service: Eight Thousand Jamaican Dollars (J$8,000.00).


• • Normal Service: This service is twenty-one (21) working days from the date of receipt of application. Three Thousand Jamaican Dollars (J$3,000.00).


• An International Money Order or Bank Draft for the equivalent of the respective fee in Jamaican Dollars should be made payable to the Commissioner of Police. The application should be forwarded directly to:

The application should be forwarded directly to:
Senior Superintendent of Polices
i/c Technical Services Division</br> 34 Duke Streets
Kingston C.S.O.s
Jamaica West Indies

Fee

N.B. The next day service is offered only at Technical Services Division located at 34 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica.
For further information or clarification, please call (876) 922 6214/3221 or fax at (876) 922 0125.
Applications submitted by persons on behalf of the Applicant
For applicants residing overseas who designate an individual in Jamaica to submit an application or make payment for the service on their behalf, the following applies:

• • A certified letter of authorization must be provided if the police record application is to be submitted or collected by someone other than the applicant. The bearer must show photo identification.


• • If the applicant does not have a Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN), payment must be made at the Jamaica Constabulary Force Finance Branch, Ground Floor, NCB North Tower, 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5, all documents and the receipt should be hand delivered to the Technical Services Division (Criminal Records Office), 34 Duke Street, Kingston.


• • If the applicant has a Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN), payment may be made at any Inland Revenue Department (Tax Office) island wide, all documents and the receipt should be hand delivered to the Technical Services Division (Criminal Records Office), 34 Duke Street, Kingston..