Travel to Jamaica During Covid-19 Pandemic
Are you planning to Travel to Jamaica During Covid-19 Pandemic? no problem, we can help to ensure you have fun while staying safe.
We will direct you to the application platform to obtain a Travel Authorization for Jamaica. This is for all persons intending to travel to Jamaica and to auto-populate portions of the Immigration and Customs Declaration to enhance the process on your arrival.
All residents of the United States of America (USA), Brazil, Dominican Republic or Mexico who are 12 years of age or over, are required to obtain and upload a COVID-19 PCR test result for travel authorization approval.
Tests must be done by a medical laboratory that has College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation, a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) registration, or ISO 15189 certification.
The date of the sample collection must be less than 10 days from the travel date to Jamaica. Example: For a travel date of August 20, the earliest the test sample may be collected is August 11. Use the Test Date Calculator.
Samples collected using home test kits (ex. Pixel by LabCorp), along with antibody and antigen tests will not be accepted.
Applications will be accepted up to 5 days, but NO LESS than 2 days before the date of intended travel to Jamaica
COVID-19 Test Requirements
NOTE: This section applies only to residents of the United States of America (USA), Brazil, Dominican Republic or Mexico.
All residents of USA, Brazil, Dominican Republic or Mexico who are 12 years of age or over, are required to obtain and upload a COVID-19 PCR test result to submit a Travel Authorization application.
Accepted Test Types
* A Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RT-PCR)
* A Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
* A RNA or molecular test
Note:
- Only results from oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal samples will be accepted.
- Antigen and antibody tests will NOT be accepted
- Results from home-based test kits will NOT be accepted
Test Validity Period
The date of the sample collection must be less than 10 days from the date of travel to Jamaica. Example: For a travel date of August 20, the earliest the test sample may be collected is August 11.
Use the Test Date Calculator.
Laboratory Requirements
The test must be conducted by a medical laboratory with credentials from one of the following:
- Accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- Registered by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- ISO 15189 certification
Test Result Sheet Requirements
The test result sheet should display the following information:
- Name of individual tested (must be same on application and lab test result)
- Date of birth of individual tested (must be same on application and lab test result)
- Name of testing laboratory
- Indication of laboratory credentials (CAP, CLIA, ISO 15189)
- Date of sample collection
- Type of test
- Type of sample
- Test result
Link to get Covid-19 Authorization
