Do UAE passport holders need a visa to visit JM?

UAE ordinary passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival in Jamaica (up to 30 days) under the 2019 Jamaica-UAE bilateral Visa Waiver Agreement, pending Jamaica's roll-out of an online visa system. Important caveat: this arrangement is not yet reflected in IATA Timatic, so some airlines may deny boarding. Carrying a pre-issued visa from a Jamaican mission is the safest fallback. A completed online C5 immigration form is mandatory for all arrivals. Jamaica and the United Arab Emirates signed a reciprocal Visa Waiver Agreement in September 2019. Under it, UAE diplomatic and official passport holders enter visa-free, while UAE ordinary passport holders are granted a visa on arrival (typically 30 days) pending Jamaica's implementation of an online visa platform. This is corroborated by Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) and the Jamaica Gleaner, and Wikipedia lists Jamaica as "visa on arrival / 30 days" for Emirati citizens. However, the change is NOT reflected in IATA Timatic, the database airlines use at check-in, so travelers risk being denied boarding if they rely on visa-on-arrival alone. Some IATA-based aggregators (e.g., Sherpa) still show "embassy visa required." Jamaica is in the Caribbean and is not part of the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply. Given the strong official basis for visa-on-arrival but the unreliable airline-system reflection, the conservative practical recommendation is: confirm with your airline and the nearest Jamaican mission before travel, and obtain a pre-issued visitor visa if there is any doubt. All travelers, regardless of visa channel, must complete the free online C5 immigration and customs form (enterjamaica.gov.jm) within 30 days before arrival.