Jamaica

Generally open

NORTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Felon entry rules

GENERALLY OPEN — No visa required for U.S. citizens for stays up to 90 days.
No formal background check at tourist entry. Arrival card does not ask about criminal history.
Jamaican Immigration Act (and Aliens Act) gives officers discretion to deny entry to persons deemed a threat to public order, but this is not routinely applied to ordinary felony records.
Drug trafficking convictions: elevated scrutiny given Jamaica's robust anti-drug cooperation with the U.S. and UK.

No known RSO-specific entry bar.
IML notifications are transmitted; how Jamaica acts on them is at customs officer discretion.
Passport identifier may draw attention at border.

21-day advance notice applies for covered registered persons.

Yes — 21-day advance notice (IML, 34 U.S.C. § 20914).

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