Information 
for TOURIST VISITORS LANDING IN JAMAICA 
1. Tourist visitors staying over in Jamaica are required to hand the following forms (which may 
be obtained on the Ship or Plane) duly completed to the Port Officers on arrival:— 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
REGISTRATION FORM—(Aliens only) to be handed to Security Officer 
CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM 
FINANCE DECLARATION FORM 
To be handed to Customs Officer. 
Visitors should state on the Finance Form particulars and value of any Jewellery, Camer¬ 
as, Furs and Fur garments and/or Radios in their possession, as when they are leaving the 
Island they must satisfy the Customs that they brought these articles in with them. 
Visitors are asked to complete these forms before arrival in order to facilitate examination by 
the Officers on duty and to enable you to pass through with the utmost expedition. 
You will be given an Identification Certificate to carry on your person whilst in Jamaica. This 
Certificate must be handed in when you leave the Island. 
CAMERAS & PHOTOGRAPHY. 
2. Cameras are allowed to be brought in by Visitors and developed black and white films or plates 
may be taken out after submission to the Censor which the Tourist Bureau will gladly arrange for 
you. In the case of coloured movie films these cannot be processed in the Island and must be lodged 
at the Tourist Bureau in Kingston, who arrange for their processing and forwarding through the 
post to owner’s address. With the exception of a few restricted areas which include harbours, docks 
and shipping, pictures may be taken in all parts of the Island. 
MONEY. 
3. There is no restriction on the amount of funds a visitor may bring into the country. Funds 
may be in dollar currency or Bank drafts or Travellers cheques issued in dollars or sterling. Visi¬ 
tors are not allowed however to bring in English Bank notes. The Finance Form (lc above) will 
be handed back to you and must be presented to the Customs officer when you leave the Island en¬ 
dorsed with the amount of money you take out at the time of departure which may not exceed the 
amount brought in except with permission of the Finance Board, in which event a permit must be 
obtained from the Board (The Treasury, Public Buildings —West, Kingston.). 
4. Other than complying with the above simple regulations now in force and the submission of a 
Passport endorsed with a British Consular Visa and a return ticket, landing Tourist visitors to Ja¬ 
maica are not subjected to the slightest inconvenience on arrival or departure. 
YOU ARE WELCOME IN JAMAICA. 
5. Every courtesy will be shown you by the officials who are ready and willing to facilitate your 
procedure through the necessary examination on arrival. Your help is asked by making sure that 
you have complied with these necessary simple requirements before you land. Should you have oc¬ 
casion after landing to require assistance or information it will be a pleasure for the Staff of the 
Tourist Bureau to assist you. 
January 1941. 
Tourist Bureau, 
80 Harbour Street, 
Kingston, Jamaica. 
F. H. ROBERTSON, 
Tourist Trade Commissioner. 
