Passport Issuance
The American Citizen Services (ACS) section provides many services to American citizens residing in Jamaica or the Cayman islands who need US passport assistance.
Fees for new and replacement passports:
$ 75 USD -- if the old passport can be presented
$100 USD -- without the old passport (or if the passport was issued more than 15 years ago or prior to age 16)
$ 85 USD -- for minors under the age of 16
To obtain a new or replacement passport, the following is needed:
Proof of U.S. Citizenship (i.e., a previous passport, birth certificate, report of birth abroad, naturalization certificate, etc.)
Valid, Government-Issued Photo Identification
Two 2" by 2" (5 cm x 5 cm) photos
Application Fee
We strongly encourage all applicants to complete the passport application on-line. The on-line application form assures efficient and accurate processing of your application.
Passport applications are accepted in the U.S. Embassy - Kingston Consular section Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.. Passport applications are also accepted at our Consular Agency in Montego Bay (Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.) and at our Consular Agency in Grand Cayman (Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.) Please note that passport applications take a minimum of one to two weeks to process.
If you are coming to the Kingston Consular section for American Citizen Services, please walk to the entrance and inform the security guards; you should not wait in line with the visa applicants but in the shorter line for American Citizen Services. Additionally, all visitors to the Embassy are subject to a security check. The Embassy reserves the right to limit the entry of your possessions, including umbrellas, cell phones and other electronic items. Security does not have the means to store these items for you.
Lost, Stolen and Emergency Passports
American visitors to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands may apply for an emergency, limited-validity passport in certain emergency situations only, for instance, to replace a passport lost or stolen during their stay. Persons who have never been issued a passport previously and those whose passports have expired will not qualify for emergency passport issuance, in the absence of life or death circumstances. If you believe your passport has been stolen, first report the theft to local police authorities and get a police declaration.
Click on the following links (or the links located in the left-hand column of the screen) for more information pertaining to the following passport issues:
For a general overview of passport requirements, visit http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html, or click on http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/living/residing/residing_1235.html for additional information about residing abroad.
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Report of Birth Abroad
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