JamaicaFamily
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Permanent residence is available to foreign nationals married to a Jamaican national.
Marriage to a Jamaican - for foreign nationals who are married to a Jamaican national
The qualifying sponsor is a Jamaican national spouse.
Original birth certificate or machine readable Jamaican passport of Jamaican spouse
The marriage is proved with the original marriage certificate / decree absolute, if applicable; all documents submitted must be original.
Original marriage certificate / decree absolute if applicable
N.B – All documents submitted must be original.
Applicants must provide evidence of financial status and means of support (such as pension particulars or bank statements) and evidence of property ownership/assets in Jamaica or overseas.
Evidence of financial status and means of support such as particulars of pension, bank statement and so on.
Evidence of property ownership/assets in Jamaica or overseas, should be translated if not in English
Permanent residence allows a foreign national to live and work in Jamaica without restrictions on their stay and without applying for a work permit or Jamaican citizenship; holders are not afforded the same constitutional rights as a Jamaican citizen. The application is made to PICA with a letter stating the reason for permanent residence addressed to the CEO, PICA, and all documents submitted must be original. As part of the approval process, applicants are interviewed by the Agency’s Investigation and Surveillance Unit. Applications are usually processed within 3 to 6 months. The official source does not state renewal, document-validity or loss rules, or any rules specific to the marriage category.
This allows a foreign national to live and work in Jamaica without restrictions on their stay, without submitting an application for a work permit or Jamaican citizenship. They are not afforded the same constitutional rights as a Jamaican citizen.
As a part of the approval process, Permanent Residence applicants will be interviewed by the Agency’s Investigation and Surveillance Unit.
Letter stating reason for permanent residence and must be addressed to the CEO, PICA, 25 Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10.
N.B – All documents submitted must be original.
Applications are usually processed within 3 to 6 months.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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