Organization : Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA)
Facility : Citizenship in Case of Doubt
Country : Jamaica
Website : http://www.pica.gov.jm/citizenship/category-of-citizenship/citizenship-in-case-of-doubt/
PICA Citizenship in Case of Doubt
Qualification :
This category of citizenship is for individuals, who have a claim to Jamaican Citizenship by birth, but have no documentary proof (e.g.Jamaican birth certificate) to support that claim.
Related : Registration of Commonwealth National Jamaica : www.statusin.org/28739.html
The applicant should also have evidence that unsuccessful efforts were made to secure a Birth Certificate from the Registrar General Department.
Procedure
Applicants should make their request in writing addressed to the Minister of National Security for a document to identify them as a Jamaican.
Applicant’s Letter along with the one given by the Registrar General’s Department must be submitted to the Citizenship Unit of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency; 25c Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10.
If you are applying from overseas, applications must be submitted through the Jamaican Embassy, High Commission or Consulate nearest to you.
The letter must contain the reason for the request and as much useful information as possible regarding the applicant’s background
including but not limited to the following :
** Name
** Gender
** Date and place of Birth
** Name of parents
** Number of children born to applicants parents
** Infant Baptismal record (if applicable)
** Schools attended
** Present occupation
** Applicants Martial status
** Number of children born to applicant
** Present/Past Occupation
Documents
Three (3) Statutory Declarations forms in support of the application. These should be completed on the forms by three (3) different persons preferably relatives of the applicant, who are at least seven (7) years older than the applicant.
Paragraph 7 of the form should include answers to the following questions :
** How many children did the applicant’s parents have?
** Of the number of children for the applicant’s parents, what position did the applicant take?
** Was the applicant baptized during infancy? If this is the case and the record is unavailable, please state why?
** Did the applicant attend school? If yes where? If the record of admission is unavailable please state why?
** Birth certificate of two eldest children(if applicable)
** Marriage certificate (if applicable)
** School Record(if applicable)
** Baptismal record(if applicable)
** Two Passport photographs of the applicant certified by a Justice of the Peace for local applications or by a Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Oaths for overseas applications.
** Applicable fee(Required Fees)
About Us
The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) was established on June 1, 2007 as an Executive Agency to be a self-financing, performance-based and service-oriented institution.
The Agency evolved from the former Immigration, Citizenship and Passport Services Division of the Ministry of National Security following a modernization programme which started in 2005.
Since then, PICA has been taking steps to transform itself into a world-class organisation. The aim is to provide efficient, quality service to its clients through a well-motivated and knowledgeable staff.
PICA’s functions are integral to the nation’s border security system. The Agency accepts and process passport applications, manages the island’s immigration processes and handles matters in relation to application for and renunciation of Jamaican citizenship.