Returning Residents Guide - A Complete Safety & Security Guide to Coming Home to Jamaica

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JN Bank Commercial

Bank

Jamaica

National Bank

Mutually-owned commercial

bank (not a building society)

2025 - 10 - 04

CIBC

Caribbean

Bank

(Jamaica)

Limited

Commercial

Bank

formerly CIBC

FirstCaribbean

Rebranded to CIBC

Caribbean in 2024

2025 - 10 - 04

Sagicor Bank

Jamaica

Commercial

Bank

Sagicor Bank Third-largest commercial

bank in Jamaica

2025 - 10 - 04

First Global

Bank (FGB)

Commercial

Bank

GraceKennedy

Group

2025 - 10 - 04

JMMB Bank

(Jamaica)

Limited

Commercial

Bank

JMMB Bank 2025 - 10 - 04

Citibank N.A.

(Jamaica)

Commercial

Bank

Citibank

Jamaica

Corporate banking focus 2025 - 10 - 04

Victoria

Mutual

Building

Society

(VMBS)

Building

Society

VM Building

Society

Longstanding

mortgage/savings institution

2025 - 10 - 04

Scotia

Jamaica

Building

Society (SJBS)

Building

Society

Subsidiary of

Scotiabank

Jamaica

Mortgage-focused 2025 - 10 - 04

Table 2: Typical Account-Opening Requirements

Requirement Typically

Required

Notes

TRN (Tax Registration Number) ✓ Mandatory for most account types

Valid photo ID (passport or Jamaican

driver’s licence)

✓ Passport preferred for non-residents

Proof of address (utility bill, tenancy

agreement)

✓ Usually dated within last 3 months

Proof of income (pension letter, pay

slip, business registration if self-

employed)

✓ May include bank references for overseas

applicants

Notarisation/Apostille for overseas

documents (e.g., UK/US pension

proof)

✓ Banks commonly require notarised or

apostilled copies for documents issued

abroad