Department of Homeland Security

Specific Functions of DHS

• Adjudication of Relative Petitions, Forms I-130
  Relative Petitions are accepted from Jamaican residents only. All approved petitions are forwarded to the U.S. Embassy Consular Section in Kingston, Jamaica.
  
  
• Departure Verifications
  In order to verify departure from the United States, the subject must present him/her self to the Kingston DHS sub-office with valid identification and other supporting documentation such as a DHS Deportation Bond Contract or DHS Immigration Court Order. 
  
  
• Waivers of Inadmissibility
  This office is authorized to adjudicate applications for non-immigration waivers on inadmissible exclusion cases presented by the US Consulate. This office is also authorized to adjudicate applications for waiver of grounds of inadmissibility filed by nonimmigrant and immigrant  visa applicants.
  
  
• XA and NA Boarding for Admissions
  This office will process documentation for boarding and admission of certain Immigrant Children without Immigrant Visas. Children may be admitted as new immigrants without presenting an Immigrant visa under two circumstances:
  
  
1. A child born to an accompanying parent after issuance of an immigrant visa to the parent but prior to the parent’s initial admission as an immigrant (XA).
2. A child, under 2 years of age, born during a temporary absence of a lawful permanent resident mother if the child is accompanying the parent who is re-entering the U.S. as a returning resident for the first time after the birth of the child (NA).

• Training
  This office will provide the INS sponsored document fraud-training program to Airlines personnel and Jamaican Immigration Officers and will focus on the following: This office will provide the INS sponsored document fraud-training program to airline personnel and Jamaican Immigration Officers and will focus on the following: 
  
  
1. Detection of fraudulent documents
2. US Entry requirements
3. Recognition of altered documents
4. Detection of imposters
5. Passenger assessment

• Transportation Letter Requests
  Transportation letters are issued to U.S. lawful permanent resident cardholders only, after each applicant is carefully examined to verify his/her immigration status. This process will take (4) to (6) weeks to complete, which will allow INS to positively identify all persons applying for a Boarding Letter.