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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Jamaica

How many US visas nationals of Jamaica are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Jamaica issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Jamaica, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

84,28084,280

Down 26%vs 113,808 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
7k
Busiest month
13k
Apr 2025
Latest month
5.3k
Feb 2026Down 21%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 114k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 84k

05k10k15k20k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Jamaica by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 31%

    55k

    65% of the total, last 12 months

    54,664 visas in the last 12 months, 79,489 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 7.7%

    10k

    12% of the total, last 12 months

    9,996 visas in the last 12 months, 10,825 in the 12 months before

  • H-2B

    Seasonal non-farm workers

    Down 19%

    9.5k

    11% of the total, last 12 months

    9,517 visas in the last 12 months, 11,728 in the 12 months before

  • H-2A

    Seasonal farm workers

    Up 8.2%

    4.9k

    5.8% of the total, last 12 months

    4,917 visas in the last 12 months, 4,543 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Up 16%

    1.2k

    1.5% of the total, last 12 months

    1,223 visas in the last 12 months, 1,054 in the 12 months before

  • J-2

    Spouses and children of J-1 visitors

    Down 28%

    807

    1% of the total, last 12 months

    807 visas in the last 12 months, 1,123 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • F-10.8% of total

    Academic students

    679Down 41%
    679 visas in the last 12 months, 1,150 in the 12 months before
  • H-40.6% of total

    Spouses and children of H workers

    469Down 26%
    469 visas in the last 12 months, 632 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B0.4% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    319Down 36%
    319 visas in the last 12 months, 500 in the 12 months before
  • O-20.4% of total

    Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes

    302Up 21%
    302 visas in the last 12 months, 249 in the 12 months before
  • K-10.3% of total

    Fiancé(e)s of US citizens

    230Down 63%
    230 visas in the last 12 months, 628 in the 12 months before
  • C-30.2% of total
    185Down 11%
    185 visas in the last 12 months, 209 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 65% of the visas issued to nationals of Jamaica in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 31% and H-2B fell 19% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Jamaica

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Kingston100% of the country
    86kDown 26%
    86,301 visas in the last 12 months, 116,363 in the 12 months before

Together they issued 86,301 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Jamaica above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Jamaica each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
5.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: March 2024: 13,568 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, April was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    118k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    90k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 24%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    9.6k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 36%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 89,693 visas (−24% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 36% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Jamaica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,3046,736Down 21%
January 20264,2968,277Down 48%
December 20254,5806,301Down 27%
November 20253,4758,439Down 59%
October 20253,8849,265Down 58%
September 20256,9386,737About flat, 3%
August 20256,1887,858Down 21%
July 20257,40210,776Down 31%
June 20256,8949,502Down 27%
May 202510,44812,788Down 18%
April 202513,10313,561Down 3.4%
March 202511,76813,568Down 13%
February 20256,7369,138Down 26%
January 20258,2779,775Down 15%
December 20246,3017,962Down 21%
November 20248,4398,757Down 3.6%
October 20249,2658,280Up 12%
September 20246,7376,506Up 3.6%
August 20247,8587,799About flat, 0.8%
July 202410,7768,930Up 21%
June 20249,5029,601About flat, 1%
May 202412,78810,625Up 20%
April 202413,5619,362Up 45%
March 202413,56812,480Up 8.7%

Look up a visa type for Jamaica

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.