Foreign students in Jamaica obtain a student extension of stay from the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), visiting a PICA office within two weeks of arrival, for a processing fee of JM$10,000. At The University of the West Indies, Mona, international students pay USD 15,000 a year for most programmes in 2026/2027, and graduate applications for January 2027 close on 31 October 2026.
Tuition example, UWI Mona 2026/2027 (international). Most undergraduate and graduate programmes USD 15,000 a year; Medicine and Dental Surgery USD 28,000 a year.
Immigration. Student extension of stay JM$10,000; non-Commonwealth registration JM$2,000.