Does Jamaica keep the passport?

[mike42979 57]

My Fiancee will have her interview in Jamaica and im curious if they keep the passport or issue the visa on the spot because she has to fly back to the cayman islands the same day????

[JAPrincess 27]

Lawd, really I don't know the answer to this

I know there are others here on VJ who have had to travel to different consulates to interview, I will do a search and see if I find anything similar, tho in 3 years I have not seen the situation through Kingston, so it may be best to e-mail the embassy again and ask.

I would also reconsider scheduling her to fly out the same day unless you can get her a night flight... there is no telling how long the interview will take, and she will have to go back to the hotel to get her luggage and then get to the airport at least 2 hours before flight time...

If it must be same day, I would not fly her out before 5pm to be safe...

let me see if I can find any threads about this situation.

[JAPrincess 27]

I am not finding the answer in my search of VJ

You will have to e-mail the embassy one more time

Kingston DOES keep the passport!

[sus 70]

Did you try emailing the embassy to ask? There must be some type of exception in these situations

[mike42979 57]

Did you try emailing the embassy to ask? There must be some type of exception in these situations

I just emailed them now so i guess i will have to wait another week for a response, why cant i think of all these questions at 1 moment lol

[sus 70]

You might want to try having your fiance contact the US Consular Agent in Grand Cayman - Maybe they can answer the question for her -

Unit 222, Mirco Center, North Sound Road, Georgetown, Grand Cayman; tel: (345) 945-8173; fax: (345) 945-8192

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

My Fiancee will have her interview in Jamaica and im curious if they keep the passport or issue the visa on the spot because she has to fly back to the cayman islands the same day????

Morning Mike,

In your email can you ask the embassy if it's possible to have them deliver the passport to her address or DHL office in the Caymans. I'm not even sure if they deliver there but you can ask. Good Luck.

[sus 70]

Morning Mike,

In your email can you ask the embassy if it's possible to have them deliver the passport to her address or DHL office in the Caymans. I'm not even sure if they deliver there but you can ask. Good Luck.

She can't leave Jamaica without her passport to return to the Caymans

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

She can't leave Jamaica without her passport to return to the Caymans

That's true didn't think of that -- don't know why I was thinking she could travel without it...can she travel with some other form of travel documents to the caymans. Mike did you hear from the embassy yet.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Hi Mike, a friend of mine from Jamaica just emailed me the information below... but he also said what sus and JA Princess suggested. The information was sent to a friend of his who is also living/working in the Caymans and has an interview at the embassy next month. Not sure if it helps....

Expedited appointments & processing

Expedited processing usually means that the visa will be printed and available for the applicant to pick up in about 1-2 business days. Please keep in mind that the US Embassy does not print visas for same day pickup.

General Visa Processing & Print Time Guidelines:

Visa processing times vary based on a wide variety of factors, but current standard times are as follows:

Normal visa processing times: one to four business days.

Visa print times: one to two business days.

Visa delivery times: one day for Kingston deliveries; two days for Jamaican deliveries outside of Kingston; three to four days for Cayman deliveries. Normal visa processing times: one to four business days.

Expedited visa combined processing and print times: one to two business days

[JAPrincess 27]

you guys are awesome!

[mike42979 57]

I got the answer!

Dear Madam

If your visa is approved we will ask you to send us back the passport via a courier service when you go back to Cayman.

Kingston IV

Edited August 3, 2011 by mike42979

[mike42979 57]

Oh yeah one more thing, Thank you all for your help

[sus 70]

Glad you got a response and it's sorted!

[sus 70]

Mike just saw this on another site:

UPDATE: U.S. Embassy announces change to Visa Application Fee Payment Process for Cayman Islands residents

by On the Ground News Reports. on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 12:15pm

As of August 31, 2011, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) will end its collection operations for nonimmigrant visa applicants through Financial Integrated Services in the Cayman Islands.

Starting September 1, 2011, applicants residing in the Cayman Islands will be required to pay their U.S. nonimmigrant visa application fees at any National Commercial Bank (NCB) branch in Jamaica before their visa appointments. All costs for visas and related services will not be affected by this change.

For further information about the fees associated with visa applications, please visit the U.S. Embassy Kingston’s website at http://kingston.usembassy.gov.

A list of NCB’s branch locations can be found on their website at http://www.jncb.com/locations .