Emergency Certificates
The Jamaican High Commission processes requests for temporary travel documents called Emergency Certificates (ECs). An Emergency Certificate is a one way travel document that permits a Jamaican national without a valid passport to enter Jamaica for emergency reasons.
REQUIREMENTS
Adults:
- Expired Passport.
- Original Birth Certificate
- Government issued photo identification, if the passport has been lost/stolen.
- Police Report (mandatory) for lost/stolen passports.
- Two (2) passport sized colour photographs.
- Travel itinerary.
Minors:
- Expired Passport or Birth Certificate and a government issued photo identification, if the passport has been lost/stolen.
- Parent(s) government issued photo identification.
- Police Report (mandatory) for lost/stolen passports.
- Two (2) passport size colour photographs.
- Travel itinerary.
Cost:
- Fee of $103.00 payable in cash, bank draft or money order (Do not send cash in the mail).
- There is an additional fee of $13.00 for postage, if this service is required or the client may send a pre-paid return envelope.
Processing Time
In-person
- Please allow three (3) business days starting from the submission date of the application in-person to the Jamaican High Commission.
Mail- in
- Please allow ten (10) business days for processing for applications submitted through the mail. For mail-in, the expired Passport must be submitted along with the application.