04-26-2015, 09:04 AM
I have never been detained in immigration going into Jamaica, but I was detained once in customs. I learned a valuable lesson. When completing the customs form, do not mark out and then correct answers. I was mad at myself, because I have completed that customs form many times. For some reason, a few trips back I check "yes" to carrying more than $10,000US in cash. I noticed it later prior to any Jamaican official viewing the form and marked out yes and put no. Well, the Jamaican customs officer didn't like that I had marked it out and sent me over to stand in this really long line and answer questions. I explained to the first official that I had made a mistake and corrected it, but she did not accept that answer. In the future, if I make a mistake on the form, I will just get a whole new form and complete it again.