Other requirements for these categories include identity verification, by providing a birth certificate and passport proof that applicants have been processed by the Immigration Division and permitted to legally remain in Jamaica and compliance with the Work Permit Act, if employed. The Director points out that applicants, who are aliens of the Commonwealth, are required to reside in Jamaica for a minimum of five years, four of which can be aggregated (accumulated), before making their application. She indicates that Commonwealth citizens must reside in Jamaica continuously for a minimum of five years, prior to applying. Saunders-Hammond said foreigners with no Jamaican connections, including Commonwealth citizens, are facilitated by registration or naturalization, noting that there are several prerequisites for consideration. So, however many generations there are between you and the original Jamaican, you may make a claim (to take up your citizenship entitlement).” “Citizenship by descent, as it suggests, means that you must be the offspring of Jamaicans in order to benefit from that process… and the provision for that goes up to infinity. In an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), she said that foreigners of Jamaican descent constitute one of the largest categories of applicants, noting that more of these persons are exercising the option of taking up that entitlement.
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