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Immigration to Jamaica is the responsibility of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), an agency of the Government of Jamaica.[1] By the late 2010s emigration continued to be greatly in excess of immigration.[2]
In March 2023, PICA employees striked over pay.[3] As a result, there was disruption at the islands two international airports.[4]
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Main article: Chinese Jamaicans |
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Main article: Jamaicans of English descent |
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Main article: French immigration to Jamaica |
French immigration to Jamaica began in 1791.
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Main article: Germans in Jamaica |
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Main article: Indo-Jamaicans |
The first Indians came to Jamaica aboard the S. Blundel Hunter on 10 May 1845.[5]
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Main article: Irish people in Jamaica |
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Main article: Japanese expatriates in Jamaica |
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Main article: Lebanese Jamaicans |
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Main article: Scottish Jamaicans |
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Main article: Jamaicans of Spanish descent |