Jamaica Relocation Index

How Jamaica scores

Civil rights and rule of law indicators are comparatively stronger | Clear administrative immigration/residence pathways exist

• Peace and conflict safety62
• Immigrant safety58
• Visa accessibility64
• Residence permit realism64
• Labor market access66
• Healthcare56
• Civil rights75
• Discrimination safety68
• Status security65
• Infrastructure reliability62
• Cost of living sustainability68

Recent news impact

Recent official updates focus on returnees’ guidance and safety/security arrangements and on drought-related infrastructure responses. These items are not clear, enacted migration-access or legal-status changes for the broader relocation pipeline in the last ~45 days, and therefore do not constitute a strong short-term positive or negative relocation signal.

Sources

• Jamaica - data.worldbank.org: Rule of Law: Estimate (Worldwide Governance Indicators)World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators)
• 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Jamaica (Jamaica)United States Department of State
• Work Permit – Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), JamaicaMinistry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica)
• Permanent Residence – Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), JamaicaPassport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (Jamaica)
• Extension of Stays – Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), JamaicaPassport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (Jamaica)
• Jamaica - ILOSTAT: Country profile labour market dataInternational Labour Organization (ILOSTAT)
• Formalization of the Informal Economy in Jamaica – International Labour Organization (ILO)International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Tracking Universal Health Coverage (UHC): 2025 Global Monitoring Report (methodological context for UHC tracking)World Bank Group