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Passport, Immigration andCitizenship Agency cont’d*Persons applying at the conferencePersons who wish to renew and collect their passport at the conference must ensure that theysubmit a completed application form by 10:30 a.m. on Day2 (June 17) of the event at the PICAbooth. The applicant may pick up their document on Day 4 (June 19) at the PICA desk.Applicants who submit their application after 10:30 a.m. on Day 2 (June 17) of the conference wouldhave to pick up their passport at PICA’s Montego Bay office at Overton Plaza, 49 Union Street,Montego Bay or at the Agency’s Head Office at 25c Constant Spring Road in Kingston. They mustindicate their preferred location for picking up the document.If the applicant wishes to pick up the passport in his/her home territory, then this must be indicatedto the officer at the PICA booth so that the document could be sent to the respective JamaicanOverseas Mission office. Note that the Mission office will require a fee to cover the cost of delivery.*Persons applying before the conferencePersons who apply for their Jamaican passport through the Mission offices prior to coming toJamaica and who wish to pick up their document at the conference must indicate this to theJamaican Overseas Mission office.Please note that such applications must reach PICA’s Kingston office at least 14 working days beforethe start of the conference, i.e. by Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Applications that are sent after this datewill not be processed in time for delivery at the Diaspora conference.2) Obtaining Unconditional Landing StatusUnconditional Landing (UL) allows an individual to live in Jamaica while being able to attend schoolor work without having to obtain a work permit. Persons with UL status can also visit the island foran extended period with no limit being placed on the length of time that they can remain in Jamaica.Similarly, Jamaicans who travel on non-Jamaican passports can do so with ease when they havetheir UL status. UL status is therefore ideal for persons of Jamaican heritage who wish to remain inthe island beyond the normal landing period for whatever reason.16VISIT US IN THEDiasporaMarketplaceDAILYCONTINUED…..