Official US State Department data
How many J-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
10,00910,009
Down 7.8% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 20% below the same months a year earlier.
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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: April 2024: 3,398 visas
In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
9.6k
Jan – Dec 2023
10k
Jan – Dec 2024
10k
Jan – Dec 2025
1.1k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 10,360 visas (−1.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 24% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 890 | 1,280 | Down 30% |
| January 2026 | 246 | 207 | Up 19% |
| December 2025 | 92 | 49 | Up 88% |
| November 2025 | 38 | 26 | Up 46% |
| October 2025 | 14 | 30 | Down 53% |
| September 2025 | 61 | 49 | Up 24% |
| August 2025 | 106 | 100 | Up 6% |
| July 2025 | 404 | 283 | Up 43% |
| June 2025 | 196 | 427 | Down 54% |
| May 2025 | 1,740 | 2,542 | Down 32% |
| April 2025 | 3,214 | 3,398 | Down 5.4% |
| March 2025 | 3,008 | 2,464 | Up 22% |
| February 2025 | 1,280 | 996 | Up 29% |
| January 2025 | 207 | 110 | Up 88% |
| December 2024 | 49 | 34 | Up 44% |
| November 2024 | 26 | 48 | Down 46% |
| October 2024 | 30 | 53 | Down 43% |
| September 2024 | 49 | 41 | Up 20% |
| August 2024 | 100 | 103 | About flat, 2.9% |
| July 2024 | 283 | 301 | Down 6% |
| June 2024 | 427 | 535 | Down 20% |
| May 2024 | 2,542 | 2,374 | Up 7.1% |
| April 2024 | 3,398 | 2,531 | Up 34% |
| March 2024 | 2,464 | 2,783 | Down 11% |
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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