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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Jamaica

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Jamaica are issued, and what each US consulate in Jamaica issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Jamaica

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Jamaica, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Jamaica, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

54,66454,664

Down 31%vs 79,489 in the 12 months before

Down 31% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.6k
Busiest month
6.4k
Apr 2025
Latest month
3.5k
Feb 2026Down 18%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 79k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 55k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

025k50k75k100k125k
83k
Pre-COVID peak94k
65k
46k
42k
15k
15k
25k
61k
84k
70k
17k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 83,483 visas; FY2016: 94,458 visas; FY2017: 65,119 visas; FY2018: 46,008 visas; FY2019: 42,055 visas; FY2020: 15,045 visas; FY2021: 15,225 visas; FY2022: 24,922 visas; FY2023: 61,088 visas; FY2024: 83,957 visas; FY2025: 69,682 visas; FY2026: 17,166 visas so far.

FY2025 had 69,682 visas (−17% on FY2024). That's 26% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 47% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Jamaica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263,5274,296Down 18%
January 20263,5006,743Down 48%
December 20253,9175,494Down 29%
November 20252,9337,644Down 62%
October 20253,2898,007Down 59%
September 20255,5275,042Up 9.6%
August 20254,5025,605Down 20%
July 20255,0818,649Down 41%
June 20255,0587,448Down 32%
May 20255,7027,080Down 19%
April 20256,3935,901Up 8.3%
March 20255,2357,580Down 31%
February 20254,296–
January 20256,743–
December 20245,494–
November 20247,644–
October 20248,007–
September 20245,042–
August 20245,605–
July 20248,649–
June 20247,448–
May 20247,080–
April 20245,901–
March 20247,580–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Jamaica who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Jamaica.

B1/B2 visas issued in Jamaica

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Jamaica issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Jamaica, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

55,75455,754

Down 31%vs 80,714 in the 12 months before

Down 31% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.6k
Busiest month
6.6k
Apr 2025
Latest month
3.5k
Feb 2026Down 20%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 81k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 56k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Jamaica each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
7.2%
9.5%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: July 2024: 8,828 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    68k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    85k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 24%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    60k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 29%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    7k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 38%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 60,060 visas (−29% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Jamaica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263,5344,431Down 20%
January 20263,5056,914Down 49%
December 20253,9405,588Down 29%
November 20252,9037,739Down 62%
October 20253,2288,063Down 60%
September 20255,6615,050Up 12%
August 20254,5985,718Down 20%
July 20255,2058,828Down 41%
June 20255,1687,538Down 31%
May 20255,9747,156Down 17%
April 20256,5785,943Up 11%
March 20255,4607,746Down 30%
February 20254,4316,952Down 36%
January 20256,9148,527Down 19%
December 20245,5887,096Down 21%
November 20247,7397,801About flat, 0.8%
October 20248,0637,071Up 14%
September 20245,0505,059About flat, 0.2%
August 20245,7185,039Up 13%
July 20248,8286,551Up 35%
June 20247,5387,096Up 6.2%
May 20247,1565,666Up 26%
April 20245,9432,589Up 130%
March 20247,7465,469Up 42%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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