Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Kingston, and its share of everything issued in Jamaica.
Visas issued at Kingston, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
739739
Down 42% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 54% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.3k
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Visas issued at Kingston each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2022: 413 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.4k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.3k
Jan – Dec 2024
785
Jan – Dec 2025
30
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 785 visas (−37% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 61% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 7 | 22 | Down 68% |
| January 2026 | 23 | 54 | Down 57% |
| December 2025 | 61 | 121 | Down 50% |
| November 2025 | 28 | 87 | Down 68% |
| October 2025 | 9 | 57 | Down 84% |
| September 2025 | 15 | 30 | Down 50% |
| August 2025 | 104 | 207 | Down 50% |
| July 2025 | 251 | 326 | Down 23% |
| June 2025 | 58 | 193 | Down 70% |
| May 2025 | 104 | 115 | Down 9.6% |
| April 2025 | 42 | 33 | Up 27% |
| March 2025 | 37 | 20 | Up 85% |
| February 2025 | 22 | 20 | Up 10% |
| January 2025 | 54 | 43 | Up 26% |
| December 2024 | 121 | 120 | About flat, 0.8% |
| November 2024 | 87 | 88 | About flat, 1.1% |
| October 2024 | 57 | 31 | Up 84% |
| September 2024 | 30 | 36 | Down 17% |
| August 2024 | 207 | 259 | Down 20% |
| July 2024 | 326 | 366 | Down 11% |
| June 2024 | 193 | 267 | Down 28% |
| May 2024 | 115 | 74 | Up 55% |
| April 2024 | 33 | 69 | Down 52% |
| March 2024 | 20 | 28 | Down 29% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Jamaica
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