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Welcome to the Jamaican Consulates website in Chicago. I am Lloyd L. Hyde, Consul at Chicago and adjoining areas. Our aim is to provide the highest quality of service to all. From time to time we will update this site in an effort to provide our over 60,000 Jamaican nationals and other residents with the best information available. We hope you find the information to the various links useful to your business or individual needs. This is our way of extending you unmatched service. We consider it a distinct privilege to serve you. Passport Renewal: Jamaicans wishing to renew their passports can obtain application forms by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the mailing address given on our site. That is, Consulate of Jamaica, 4655 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60653. Application forms can also be obtained by contacting the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington D.C., the Consulate General of Jamaica in New York or other Jamaican Consulates near to them. The form is free. We have added a page of information about passports here. NOTE: While we provide application forms, we do not process passports at the Consulate in Chicago. This has to be done at either the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., or at one of the Consulate General (New York or Miami). Visa Application: The fees for a Jamaican visa vary depending on the type, i.e., work/business, student, visitor and the particular citizenship held by the applicant. NOTE: Visas are issued only in valid passports. After downloading the visa application form, please call our office (773) 373-8988 to obtain further instructions on fee structure and to find out what items will need to be complete the application process. Two recently taken passport size photographs are required with every visa application. Individuals applying for visas should do so at the closest Jamaican Consulate near them. Volunteers: Please join us in our drive to reach out and help Handbury and other children's homes and places of safety in Jamaica. Together our efforts will make a difference. Annual Events: Each year during the second weekend of August, we hold a grand gala event. At this event we honor and award people from all walks of life for their work and contribution in all fields of endeavor. We continue to enjoy the support of the area churches, community leaders, businesses, professionals and others. "We have only just begun." We encourage you and your friends to join us. Prayer Breakfast: Pleas join us at our annual prayer breakfast sponsored by the Chicago Consulate and held during the first week of January. Please call for details closer to the actual date. Partnering and Partnerships: Donation of Medical Equipment Health Volunteers Business Development Joint Venture New Products New and Emerging Technologies Infrastructure Development Plans Information Technology Bringing Manufactured Goods and Products to Market Meetings and Interviews Construction and Manufacturing Jamaica has a Trained and Trainable Workforce LLOYD L. HYDE, HONORARY CONSUL OF JAMAICA, Chicago, ILLINOIS
Since his appointment, Mr. Hyde has hosted a visit from the Prime Minister, and the visits of other senior governmental officials to the area. This has increased attention to, and interest in Jamaica ' s investment opportunities, its rich resources and culture and vibrancy in tourism. He has been effective in enhancing community unity through ensuring the community's participation in projects and programs which affect them. This has been achieved through the implementation of town hall meetings and forums, investment seminars, immigration seminars and other social and community-type programs. Consul Hyde served as President and Publisher of the Jamaican American Caribbean Quarterly (JACQ) for 17 years. From 1987 to 1993, he was the chief sponsor of CARI-JAMA in Chicago (the sale, display and promotion of Jamaican products and services). He conceived the idea to honor Jamaicans and friends of Jamaicans who have distinguished themselves in various fields, and to date 30 such individuals have been honored. These include Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley; the late Madge Sinclair (Actor); Hon. Alvin Curling (Canadian Legislator); the late Jamaican Honorary Consul in Chicago, Dolphy McLaughlin; Chicago's late Mayor, Hon. Harold Washington; Mr. Clive Taffe, Regional Manager of Jamaica ' s Tourist Board; several "Golden Achievers," (Jamaicans who have served the community for 50 or more years); Hon. John Stroger (Cook County Board President); and Ms. Rachel Manley, an author and poet and the daughter of Jamaica's late Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Michael Manley, among others. A Biomedical Engineer by profession, the Consul has held directorships in this field in Chicago and the Midwest. He currently serves on the Alumni Board of Chicago State University and the Advisory Board of Olive Harvey College. He has served as a field advisor for college interns and has developed and implemented internship programs for students of Northwestern University, Southern Illinois University and Chicago State University. He is a frequent guest speaker at Chicago area high schools, churches, and before community groups in the Midwest. A former Adjunct Professor at Prairie State College and past Advisory Board Member and Guest Lecturer at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), Mr. Hyde served on the Government of Cook County's Bureau of Health Services Y2K Task Force. The holder of a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering and Management, respectively, Mr. Hyde has published several articles on business, science, human resources and social issues, and has been the recipient of a number of professional and community service awards. About Mr. Hyde's professional expertise. A Travel Letter From Chicago Seacoast Voyage By Lloyd L. Hyde Home | Duties | Passport Information and Forms | Events | Links | Contact Copyright © 2003 Jamaican
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Lloyd
Hyde has served as Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Chicago since 1991. His duties
as Consul are many and varied. They include attending to the needs of Jamaicans
in Illinois and other Midwestern states, and assisting foreign nationals whose
interests in Jamaica relate to business, employment, studies or other pursuits.
Since becoming Consul he has actively reached out to the business community ,
and has achieved results in matching entrepreneurs with commercial entities in
the island.