Q: I am a Jamaican national, do my children need to be registered as citizens of Jamaica to obtain a passport or travel document?
A:
Yes, the child MUST apply for and obtain Jamaican Citizenship prior to receiving any form of Jamaican travel document. Therefore an application for a Jamaican passport WILL NOT be accepted without proof of Jamaican Citizenship. This will not prevent these children from holding a British (or any other) passport, if they are so entiled.
A citizenship application takes a minumum of three to six months to process.