Passport Application Requirements.

 

ATTENTION PASSPORT APPLICANTS:

 Kindly pay special attention to the following guidelines when submitting your passport applications.

Photographs

Photographs must be taken at a PROFESSIONAL photo studio. Instant photos are not acceptable. When taking your photographs, please follow these guidelines:

• Do NOT smile

• Remove eyeglasses before taking photographs

• Wear colored shirt/blouse when taking the photographs. There should be a contrast between the background and your shirt/blouse

• No spaghetti straps or sleeveless shirts/blouses must be worn

• No shadows must be present behind the ears and neck

• Both ears and shoulders must be clearly visible

• Hair must be away from forehead.

• No embossed seal must be affixed to photographs.

Signature

On page two of the application form, there is a rectangular signature box at the top of the page. Please sign in the middle of the box. Signature MUST NOT touch any of the lines. Applicants must also sign declaration. BOTH signatures MUST be identical.

Examples of the signature box and the declaration are shown below:

   

 

Birth Certificates

The Registry of Birth document is not a birth certificate and is not acceptable.

 A certified copy of your birth certificate can be obtained from the Registrar General’s Department, www.rgd.gov.jm

All Supporting document should be original and not photocopied.

The following are instructions for the completion of the Jamaican passport application form. Please pay close attention to the following:

• Ensure the applicant's signature is affixed in the CENTER of the signature box at the top of page 2.
• Married men or women are to complete Section B.
• A Consulate Official will indicate the document number and date of issue of all submitted documents in Section K.
• Complete Section C for children under 18 years old. The parent or legal guardian's signature must be placed beside the minor's signature on the line in Section C. The parent giving consent MUST be on the minor's birth certificate.
• The parent or legal guardian is required to submit a state issued valid picture identification.
• Tick the appropriate box in Section E and affix your signature to the signature line.
• Section F must be completed with the name and relationship for your Emergency contacts.
• Section G must be signed by either a Notary Public, Jamaican Honorary Consul or Jamaican Diplomatic/Consular Officer.
• Persons who are required to wear headgear for religious purposes, must complete Section H.