What is the correct format for a Jamaican passport number?

Question

I want to verify that the passport number given follows the correct format. I believe that the passport number should be 9 characters. Does anyone know if this is true and if it is are the characters all numeric?

Answer 1

sound like a fraudulent question to me

why can't u verify it with the jamacian high commission?

Answer 2

it's actually 8 characters and no not all the characters are numeric there is a letter at the beginning.

e.g. A2193245

Answer 3

A1234567

a leter proceeded by seven numbers