Registration of Minors
Procedure:
- The application should be made in duplicate, on the Registration Form, R4, which is obtainable at the Jamaica Printing Service, 77 ½ Duke Street, Kingston or from the PICA website: www.pica.gov.jm
- The Form should be read carefully. It must be completed by the Parent or the Guardian of the Minor and signed in the presence of a Justice of the Peace, a Notary Public or someone authorized to administer Oaths.
- Two (2) references are required to sponsor the application. These persons should be Jamaican by birth and should not be a Civil Servant, a relative, a lawyer or an agent of the applicant.
Documentary requirements:
- Minor’s Birth Certificate
- Minor’s Passport
- Parents’ Marriage Certificate
- Parents’ Passport
- Evidence of parents’ Jamaican Nationality (if citizen of Jamaica)
- Work Permit of Parents
- Tax Compliance Certificate of the Parent
- Two (2) passport-sized photographs of Minor, certified by a Justice of the Peace, a Notary Public or someone authorized to administer oaths.
Fee: £65.40 in cash or postal orders
Compliant applications are processed for approval within 24 months
Kindly note that the application should be made through the High Commission