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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
'''Apply In-Person'''<br><br />
#To apply for Seaman’s Certificate of Nationality, you should visit the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) head office or regional offices if you are in Jamaica. You can view PICA’s location map and contact details via this link: [http://www.pica.gov.jm/contact-us/ Link]<br />
#Obtain the application form PICA’s office and fill it as instructed<br />
#Prepare all the required supporting documents and attach them to the application form<br />
#Go to PICA’s office and pay the application fee at the cashier window according to the kind of service you wish to apply for. That is Normal Service or Express service and obtain the payment receipt<br />
#Submit the complete application to the PICA official at the service desk including the payment receipt<br />
#The official will validate your application if it has all the requirements and forward it for approval and processing<br />
#Then the application will be processed and you will be issued a Seaman’s Certificate of Nationality<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
*Current Jamaican Passport and/or Jamaican Birth Certificate<br />
*Completed Seamans Certificate application form<br />
*Two Identical photographs (one should be certified by the certifying official who certified the application)<br />
*Proof of seagoing employment (letter from shipping company or shipping agent)<br />
*Proof of payment.<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''PICA’S HEAD OFFICE'''<br><br />
25C Constant Spring Road Kingston 10<br><br />
Telephone: 754 PICA or 754 7422 <br><br />
Fax: 906-4372 <br><br />
Email: info@pica.gov.jm<br><br />
Website: [http://www.pica.gov.jm/ Link]<br><br />
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'''CORPORATE OFFICE'''<br><br />
8 Waterloo Road Kingston 10<br><br />
Telephone: 754 PICA or 754 7422 <br><br />
Fax: 968-1121<br><br />
Email: info@pica.gov.jm<br><br />
PICA’s office Location map and other branches:[http://www.pica.gov.jm/contact-us/ Link]<br><br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
*Jamaican citizens who work on sea<br />
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==Fees==<br />
*Normal services: Three business days -$1500<br />
*Express service: Next Business day- $4500<br />
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==Validity==<br />
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
*For normal service: 3 working<br />
*Express service: Next Business day<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.<br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,<br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.<br />
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==Instructions==<br />
Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.<br />
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.<br />
e.g.<br />
1. Date of Birth.<br />
2. City or Country of Birth.<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
*Seaman’s Certificates are issued to Jamaican nationals who are engaged in seagoing employment or about to be engaged in seagoing employment<br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
Enter other informations which might help.<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*PICA: [http://www.pica.gov.jm/?page_id=1691 Link]<br />
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==Others==<br />
More information which might help people.<br />
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[[Category:Jamaica]]<br />
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