Yardies at home and Farrin (part13)

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Taken from Embassy of Jamaica.org (washington, dc): Residency through Registration

Non-Jamaicans may be granted Jamaican Resident Status on application by virtue of marriage to Jamaican nationals. Hence, foreign spouses are required to register with the Ministry of National Security upon arrival in Jamaica, after which they will be allowed to reside permanently on the island.

This registration is also necessary so that the foreign spouse can be granted the Certificate of Exemption from Work Permit Requirements. In this connection, the couple is required to submit the following:

Official certificate of marriage - in cases of previous marriage(s), the official Decree(s) of Absolute will be required

Proof of Jamaican citizenship enjoyed by spouse, however acquired

Passport of both spouses

Passport-sized photographs of both; and

Signed declaration that both spouses share the same matrimonial home

Foreign spouses may not only register for permanent residence, but may do so for obtaining Jamaican citizenship/nationality. In this connection, it should be noted that Jamaica recognises dual citizenship/nationality and thus foreign spouses are allowed to retain their respective citizenship/nationality after acquiring that of Jamaica, if they so desire. A person may be granted naturalization after a minimum period of five (5) years residency in Jamaica on application following his/her residency through either visa or work permit application.A Jamaican passport or travel document may be issued on application to a non-Jamaican only after the person has obtained a Certificate of Registration or Naturalization from the appropriate authorities in Jamaica.

Permanent Residents are still required to be in possession of valid permits issued by the Ministry of Labour if they are engaged in gainful employment. However, they need not seek any further extension of stay, but must obtain a multiple reentry visa from the Immigration Officer prior to any overseas travel.All aliens over sixteen (16) years of age who expect to live in Jamaica for over six (6) months are required to register as aliens at a fee of J$1,000.00Permanent Resident Status may be withdrawn if it becomes necessary, at the discretion of the Minister.Please note: The granting of permanent residency does not automatically convey the right to work. A work permit is still required.

Approval is given by:

Ministry of National Security

Mutual Life Building, North Tower

2 Oxford Road, Kingston 10

Tel: (876) 906-4908-33

Fax: (876) 906-1724

Please be advised that the above is currently being updated by the Ministry of National Security. For further information, you may contact them directly.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

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[Mrs. Palmer 5]

OK ladies...I gotta get movin...I've got to load up on some goodies and drinks before the game 2nite! Yall be good!

[sus 70]

Dada, I will be there until the 27th - but from the 24th to the 27th we will be incommunicado, lol - The first part of the trip will be family / friend time - the second part we are hiding away somewhere -

I finally reached the office - They byatch said she never got a message from me - and she had left me one - where, I would like to know - no calls on my cell or work phone, which are the two #s I left -

Wait - how could she leave you a message if she never got your message??

That was exactly what I said - and I am home now, there is no message - So where did I leave my message, and who did she call in return??

Has anyone who still has a spouse or SO ever planned a trip for them to go to the Bahamas? Do they still only require a passport? What else did they need? I thought about this b4 but we didn't make it...thinking about it again...

They only require a passport - but also have to have proof of funds to support themselves while there - When DJ and I were going, I made sure he had copies of all the hotel reservations, etc... and planned to meet him at the airport so that they wouldn't cause a problem- someone said they want them to have $1000 US on them - Heck, I don't have that when I travel! DJ had his accident and I went to the Bahamas with my cousin - so I can't give you first hand experience, just what I learned - Might do it this year, but we'll see - I hate to plan anything that far ahead, didn't work so well in the past!

As for the Zane chronicles - I saw them - DJ was sleeping and I was flipping channels - and quickly woke him up, lol

[^KK^ 3]

Zane was at my church last year for a forum. First time she was asked to speak at a church. It all tie in together..and it wasn't like most people would have thought. Her father is a preacher so she grew up being a preacher's kid.

[NatPatBen 3]

Taken from Embassy of Jamaica.org (washington, dc): Residency through Registration

Non-Jamaicans may be granted Jamaican Resident Status on application by virtue of marriage to Jamaican nationals. Hence, foreign spouses are required to register with the Ministry of National Security upon arrival in Jamaica, after which they will be allowed to reside permanently on the island.

This registration is also necessary so that the foreign spouse can be granted the Certificate of Exemption from Work Permit Requirements. In this connection, the couple is required to submit the following:

...

Foreign spouses may not only register for permanent residence, but may do so for obtaining Jamaican citizenship/nationality. In this connection, it should be noted that Jamaica recognises dual citizenship/nationality and thus foreign spouses are allowed to retain their respective citizenship/nationality after acquiring that of Jamaica, if they so desire. A person may be granted naturalization after a minimum period of five (5) years residency in Jamaica on application following his/her residency through either visa or work permit application.A Jamaican passport or travel document may be issued on application to a non-Jamaican only after the person has obtained a Certificate of Registration or Naturalization from the appropriate authorities in Jamaica....

So can you get a Jamaican passport once you've received permanent residence status, or do you have to wait for naturalization? I wonder if I can avoid the hassle at immigration if I get a JA passport after getting married.

[Ryon4life 0]

i have just returned from the mall, shopping for mother's day. i found Welcome to the Sacred Sisterhood of Wonderful Wacky Women and it reminded me of my VJ family, i think i will send it to Ryon's mom.....

Their friendship is a Sacred Sisterhood........

A tapestry of joy one to another.

Through marrieages, children.

Triumphs and tradegies

They have leaned on each other.

Facing challenges together with

Empaathy, joy, sorrow.

And more than a few fits

Of irrepresssible laughter.

With hearts knit together in unity and love.

This friendship of wonderful wacky women

Is a blessing they will never take for granted.....

A sisterhood that will last forever

[^KK^ 3]

Nat - I know what you mean. The jamaican line be shorter. I guess it's the same way coming back to the US...the US line is shorter sometimes.

I wonder what it would be like if I traveled with my husband back. Do you go together in Jamaican citizen line? Or separate?

Wait - when is mother's day?

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

One warm night in 1993, as he was walking along the road in Negril, a handsome soldier who booked a trip to Jamaica on the spur of the moment was approached by a man on a scooter and asked if he wanted to buy some weed. He smiled and said no. The man then asked if he wanted anything else. Laughing, the young soldier said the only thing he wanted to be was as lucky to find such a beautiful girl as the man had on the back of the scooter. The man laughed and said that the woman was his cousin.

They rode off into the night.

Later on that night, the girl on the back of the scooter was partying at a bonfire night when she noticed a man staring at her. She danced, she walked around and the man would not take his eyes off her. So she walked up to him and asked him why he was staring at her. The soldier replied that it was her beautiful green eyes that entranced him. She laughed and went back to partying.

The next day, she was swimming and playing around with some friends and she saw the same soldier sitting on the beach. She smiled and went over to talk to him.

He asked her out on a date later that evening and they danced the whole night together.

He was leaving the next day, so took her address, she didn't have a phone.

A week later, a huge bunch of flowers was delivered and a few days after that, the letters started coming.

Two months later, she same home and the soldier was standing on her door....

A year later, the green eyed girl and the soldier went to the Embassy and she was turned down for a visitor's visa.

The only way she can visit you is if she was your wife the man at the desk said with a twinkle in his eyes.

So the soldier walked out of the Embassy and across the road into a jewellery store. He got down on one knee, not caring his white pants were on the floor and proposed on the spot.

A year later, the green eyed girl and her two small sons came to the USA as the soldier's wife and family.

Today I photographed their first grandchild!!

[Islandwoman 0]

ok yall, due to the snow my son had a day off from school, and so he is at home creating me a music mix to put on my MP3 player, i am supposed to call him and give him a playlist, and if i dont want it full of Soulja Boy and Lil Wayne and whatever else teenagers are listening too, i need some suggestions ...anyone have any good suggestions for a nice diverse collection?

Robin Thicke

Jennifer Hudson

Keri Hilson (hahahaha)

Luther Vandross

Jah Cure

Daville

just to name a few

KK - how was the concert last night?

[sus 70]

One warm night in 1993, as he was walking along the road in Negril, a handsome soldier who booked a trip to Jamaica on the spur of the moment was approached by a man on a scooter and asked if he wanted to buy some weed. He smiled and said no. The man then asked if he wanted anything else. Laughing, the young soldier said the only thing he wanted to be was as lucky to find such a beautiful girl as the man had on the back of the scooter. The man laughed and said that the woman was his cousin.

They rode off into the night.

Later on that night, the girl on the back of the scooter was partying at a bonfire night when she noticed a man staring at her. She danced, she walked around and the man would not take his eyes off her. So she walked up to him and asked him why he was staring at her. The soldier replied that it was her beautiful green eyes that entranced him. She laughed and went back to partying.

The next day, she was swimming and playing around with some friends and she saw the same soldier sitting on the beach. She smiled and went over to talk to him.

He asked her out on a date later that evening and they danced the whole night together.

He was leaving the next day, so took her address, she didn't have a phone.

A week later, a huge bunch of flowers was delivered and a few days after that, the letters started coming.

Two months later, she same home and the soldier was standing on her door....

A year later, the green eyed girl and the soldier went to the Embassy and she was turned down for a visitor's visa.

The only way she can visit you is if she was your wife the man at the desk said with a twinkle in his eyes.

So the soldier walked out of the Embassy and across the road into a jewellery store. He got down on one knee, not caring his white pants were on the floor and proposed on the spot.

A year later, the green eyed girl and her two small sons came to the USA as the soldier's wife and family.

Today I photographed their first grandchild!!

Oh, I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dillon 6]

That is beautiful JAEnglish!!!!!

[jamerican 2]

Taken from Embassy of Jamaica.org (washington, dc): Residency through Registration

Non-Jamaicans may be granted Jamaican Resident Status on application by virtue of marriage to Jamaican nationals. Hence, foreign spouses are required to register with the Ministry of National Security upon arrival in Jamaica, after which they will be allowed to reside permanently on the island.

This registration is also necessary so that the foreign spouse can be granted the Certificate of Exemption from Work Permit Requirements. In this connection, the couple is required to submit the following:

...

Foreign spouses may not only register for permanent residence, but may do so for obtaining Jamaican citizenship/nationality. In this connection, it should be noted that Jamaica recognises dual citizenship/nationality and thus foreign spouses are allowed to retain their respective citizenship/nationality after acquiring that of Jamaica, if they so desire. A person may be granted naturalization after a minimum period of five (5) years residency in Jamaica on application following his/her residency through either visa or work permit application.A Jamaican passport or travel document may be issued on application to a non-Jamaican only after the person has obtained a Certificate of Registration or Naturalization from the appropriate authorities in Jamaica....

So can you get a Jamaican passport once you've received permanent residence status, or do you have to wait for naturalization? I wonder if I can avoid the hassle at immigration if I get a JA passport after getting married.

I beleive.....the only way you can have/get a jamaican passport is if you become a citizen by marriage vs resident by marriage. There is more work involved with becoming a citizen...also, Jamaica is ok with dual citizenship but the US isn't so it is something that you don't want the US to know about....

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

I beleive.....the only way you can have/get a jamaican passport is if you become a citizen by marriage vs resident by marriage. There is more work involved with becoming a citizen...also, Jamaica is ok with dual citizenship but the US isn't so it is something that you don't want the US to know about....

The US has no problem with dual citizenship with Jamaicans.....

[sus 70]

I think you can get a JA resident stamp in your US passport -