I want to book a F.F. Miles ticket that would put me 17 days over the 90 day maximum per visit. I want to be there for my Daughters High School Graduation ~ that will likely take place in December. How difficult is it to get an extension for days over 90??
Thanks!
Laurel
The hardest pert is actually getting to the immigration office in Montego Bay! (grin)
It is surrounded by one way streets and if you dont pass it and swing around and come back on it, you cannot get into the driveway!
Other than that, and ja$10,000, it is a rather painless procedure. Be sure to bring all your documents.
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I was there about 2 months ago. I was sent upstairs for a preliminary interview, then downstairs to pay, then back upstairs for the final processing. Even tho I needed that stop at the Internet cafe for itinerary printout (brought the wrong one with me), it was super-quick and I was done in about 35 minutes.
Laurel, make sure you wear or carry a shirt or wrap that covers your shoulders! I wore a nice tank-style dress with wide straps and the guard still told me to cover; of course I had brought a scarf 'just in case'.
You know how government forms usually have some kind of date on the bottom re: the version/revision? The date on my receipt was 1928
too right Lola .... I usually always am "covered" ...
OK thanks .... so this cannot be done at the Police Station in Negril??
Nope - that hasnt been the case for years now...
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Over decades of dealing with Jamaican Government Offices around the island, I can attest that the people in charge at these places take their power very seriously. The last time I went for an extension of stay, I was upset by not having the return itinerary with me coupled with the 90+ degree weather. When I filled out the paperwork I added something like "this is just Jamaica's way of extorting money from tourists to run the government"..... big mistake!
The normal @ 1hr process went on for over 2 hours until the Immigration Officer called me in to his office and advised me that he had the sole discretion to give me the extension or not. He could, he said, deny me and force me to leave the island within 24 hours. That got my attention real quick!
I profusely apologized for my behavior and offered to write a new form and he accepted the apology and handed me another. Needless to say, I filled it out with glowing statements about Jamaica, the Immigration Process etc.. It all worked out well and we have become somewhat friends. He and I shared a cold Red Stripe on another occasion.
I learned my lesson.
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OK ... KOOL! I have never needed to do it before ~
THANKS ~
Just a quick addition.
Make sure you have a copy of your return Itinerary. Gave me fits when I didn't have one and had to find an Internet Café to print one out. Took an hour longer. Grrr.
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Accompong, You made me feel a little less stupid because I did the same thing the first time I went...
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