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Jamaica

Recent reports of entry without significant problems.

This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.

Based on 7 reports. Score 0.82 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works

What to expect

All six reports, from 2017 through December 2024, describe entry with no problems and no reported questioning at the border.1–6 Four of the six travelers had already been removed from a registry and carried unmarked passports; one arriving by air in 2023 scanned at an arrivals kiosk and passed through customs unquestioned.1–35 Only two reports involve someone still on a registry, one in 2017 and one in early 2023 who gave 21-day notice; arrival mode was unspecified in both.46

Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.

Law restricts entry for people with criminal records

Jamaican law can refuse entry to people convicted abroad: Commonwealth citizens if a prison sentence was passed and the Minister deems them undesirable, and other foreigners if sentenced abroad for an extraditable crime. Sex offences and registries are not mentioned.

Does this apply to you?

It applies if any of these is true:

  • Commonwealth citizens: any conviction in any country for which a sentence of imprisonment was passed (no minimum length, no time limit), where the Minister for that reason deems the person an undesirable immigrant; a free pardon takes the person outside the limb
  • Aliens (including US citizens): having been sentenced in a foreign country for an 'extraditable crime' within the meaning of the UK Extradition Acts 1870-1906 - an offence-type test with no sentence-length threshold and no recency window
  • Separate character powers: being deemed an undesirable inhabitant or visitor on information the Minister considers reliable, or having been prohibited from landing by the Minister - no conviction required

Read the law itself before relying on this. Sentence length usually means the sentence imposed, not the time served, and a suspended sentence often counts.

Immigration Restriction (Commonwealth Citizens) Act, 1945, s. 4(1)(i) (also s. 4(1)(h), s. 4(2), ss. 8, 10); Aliens Act, 1946, s. 6(e) (unverified on official host) · discretionary

We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.

Last checked against official sources on September 21, 2026.

Common questions

Can registered sex offenders enter Jamaica?

It's rated Open, but there are no trips reported in the last two years, so treat that as a rough guide.

Do Jamaica's border officers know about US registrants in advance?

None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.

Reports

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  1. 1Dec 2024 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues

    After coming off a state registry, the traveler visited Jamaica without giving advance notice and had no problems entering.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  2. 2Sep 2023

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    After being removed from a state registry and holding an unmarked passport, the traveler took a vacation in Jamaica without advance notice being given, and reported no problems entering; they planned to report back on their return to the US.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  3. 3Aug 2023

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    A traveler who is no longer on any registry and had no notice obligation scanned their unmarked passport at the arrivals kiosk, received a green checkmark, and passed through customs with no questions asked.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  4. 4Feb 2023 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues

    The traveler gave the 21-day notice before the trip and was admitted to Jamaica.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  5. 52023

    Admitted, no issues

    After being removed from the registry earlier in the year and obtaining a passport, the traveler made a first trip outside the US and reported no problems entering Jamaica or on return through US customs.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  6. 62017

    Admitted, no issues

    The traveler visited and was not denied entry while still on a registry.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  7. 7By 2022

    Refused entry

    Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.

    Registrants turned away
    Yes
    Law bars sex offenders
    No
    Law bars people with felonies
    No
    Has its own offender registry
    Yes
    Notes
    Expect to be interrogated as to itinerary.

    Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary