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All persons travelling to Jamaica require a travel authorization document. A travel authorization is NOT required to book your flight or holiday package. It is however a requirement for check-in and boarding and the airlines will not allow passengers to board without it. In order to obtain a travel authorization, persons should apply on www.visitjamaica.com FIVE DAYS before departure. The travel authorization application will also include a health screen questionnaire. Beginning August 20, 2020, all non-residents 12 years and over visiting Jamaica from the United States, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Mexico will be required to upload a negative COVID-19 test. The types of tests that are accepted are a Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RT-PCR), a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) or a RNA (molecular) test. Only results from oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal samples will be accepted. The test sample collection date must be within 10 days of arrival date in order to obtain a travel authorization. Applications for travel authorization will be accepted up to 5 days, but no less than 2 days before intended arrival in Jamaica. This will help significantly with minimizing the possibility of delayed responses.
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