UK Privy Council eases visa process for persons appealing cases

Jamaicans and other Commonwealth citizens taking their cases to the United Kingdom-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) can now obtain their visas without incurring the usual fees.

This comes after the Privy Council, which is Jamaica’s highest court, announced on Thursday a free, streamlined process for visa applications by parties attending appeals in London.

Working with the UK Home Office and Ministry of Justice, the JCPC says it has enabled a “gratis visa route” to support Commonwealth citizens, including Jamaicans, who are travelling specifically to attend and participate in JCPC proceedings.