General Information

Whether you are living, working in or visiting Jamaica, the U.S. Consulate in Kingston provides a wide variety of services to American citizens.  Click on any link in the column on the left for more information pertaining to passports, travel, medical or legal assistance and other relevant issues.

*Latest Warden Messages

*Contact Information

U.S. Embassy - Kingston, Jamaica

American Citizen Services Window Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

American Citizen Services Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:15 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Address: 16 Oxford Road, Kingston 5

Tel: (876) 935-6044; (876) 926-6440 (after-hours emergency)

Fax: (876) 935-6018

Consular Agency - Montego Bay contact information

Consular Agency - Cayman Islands contact information

*Registration: American citizens living in or visiting Jamaica are encouraged to register with the Consular Section as soon as possible after their arrival in Jamaica.  You can register on-line by clicking on https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ to let us know you're here.

*Travel Advisories/Warnings from the U.S. State Department: Go to www.state.gov and click on "Travel Warnings and Assistance," or call the State Department's toll-free number, (888) 407-4747 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CST, Mondays through Fridays except for U.S. holidays, or click on http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html.  To make its travel warning accessible to the public, the State Department now offers e-mail updates. Go to www.state.gov and click on the "Travel Warnings and Assistance" link to subscribe to this service.  The advisories are designed to give travelers insight into the relative safety of countries around the world.  Currently, 27 countries are on the travel warning list.  The State Department also has posted 19 travel advisories for what are considered short-term conditions around the world. 

*Travel information from the U.S. State Department: www.travel.state.gov

*Department of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/