In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Jamaica, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Jamaica.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Jamaica does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Jamaica, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Jamaica

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

Jamaica’s capital, Kingston hosts 27 embassies.

There are also 45 consulates. All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Kingston, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Jamaica and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Jamaica. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Kingston

China

China Embassy in Jamaica

Address: Nº 8, Seaview Avenue, Kingston 10
Tel: (+1) 876 927 3871
E-Mail: chinaemb_jm@mfa.gov.cn and kingston@csm.mfa.gov.cn for the consular service
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ChinaEmbJA

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

France

French Embassy in Jamaica

Address: 13 Hillcrest Avenue, Kingston
Tel: (+1) 876 619 7812
E-Mail: secretariat.kingston-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/france_in_jamaica/?hl=en
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 12 pm, by appointment only.

The French embassy in Jamaica provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

German Embassy in Jamaica

Address: 10 Waterloo Road, Kingston 10
Tel: (+1) 876 926 6728*
E-Mail: info@kingston.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/GermanEmbassyKingston and
Opening hours: Monday and Friday from 7:30am to 8:30am and Tuesday to Thursday 02:00pm to 03:00pm

*After hours, on weekends and public holidays German nationals can reach a duty officer in case of a genuine emergency by phone under (+1) 876 819 4351.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Jamaica provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Jamaica

Address: 6th Floor, NCB Towers, North Tower, 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
Tel: (+1) 876 929 3338 and 876 929 3339
E-Mail: info@kg.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/JapanEmbJamaica/ and https://www.instagram.com/embassyofjapaninjamaica/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm

*The Embassy of Japan in Jamaica is also accredited to Bahamas and Belize.

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Jamaica

Address: 22 Norbrook drive, Kingston 8
Tel: (+1) 876 924 1048
E-Mail: embrusjamaica@mid.ru
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/RussiainJamaica/ and
https://twitter.com/RussiaJamaica
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m to 12 a.m

*Consular Section of the Embassy of the Russian Federation covers Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia.

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.   

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British High Commission in Jamaica

Address: P O Box 575, 28 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10
Tel: (+1) 876 936 0700
E-Mail: ppa.kingston@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/UKinJamaica and https://www.instagram.com/ukincaribbean/?hl=en
Opening hours: Monday and Thursday from 8:30am to 04:00 pm and Friday to 01:00pm

The British Embassy in Jamaica provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Jamaica

Address: 142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6
Tel: (+1) 876 702 6450*
E-Mail: KingstonSocialMedia@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USEmbassyJA and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmEmbassyKingston and https://www.instagram.com/usembassyja/ and https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassyJamaica
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 7:15 am to 04:00 pm

* For after-hours help, the U.S. Embassy in Kingston can be contacted 24 hours a day at (876) 702-6000. Press 0 to report an emergency. This option is not for visa inquiries.

The US representation in Jamaica provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Jamaica

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Jamaica, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, for Jamaica.

General Consulates in Kingston

• Argentina (ejama@mrecic.gov.ar)
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Brazil (brasemb.kingston@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (kngtn@international.gc.ca)
• Denmark
• Mexico
• Panama (embpanamajamaica@mire.gob.pa)
• Spain (emb.kingston@maec.es)