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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Jamaica

How many F-1 visas nationals of Jamaica are issued, and what each US consulate in Jamaica issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Jamaica

Every F-1 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

679679

Down 41%vs 1,150 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
57
Busiest month
230
Jul 2025
Latest month
6
Feb 2026Down 63%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 679

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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.

05001k1.5k2k
984
895
839
954
1k
Pre-COVID peak1.2k
855
999
828
514
907
1.3k
Highest1.3k
1.1k
857
125
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 984 visas; FY2012: 895 visas; FY2013: 839 visas; FY2014: 954 visas; FY2015: 1,035 visas; FY2016: 1,166 visas; FY2017: 855 visas; FY2018: 999 visas; FY2019: 828 visas; FY2020: 514 visas; FY2021: 907 visas; FY2022: 1,296 visas; FY2023: 1,317 visas; FY2024: 1,131 visas; FY2025: 857 visas; FY2026: 125 visas so far.

FY2025 had 857 visas (−24% on FY2024). That's 27% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 59% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Jamaica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026616Down 63%
January 20262545Down 44%
December 202558112Down 48%
November 20252678Down 67%
October 20251052Down 81%
September 20251328Down 54%
August 202593183Down 49%
July 2025230302Down 24%
June 202548181Down 73%
May 202594105Down 10%
April 20254230Up 40%
March 20253418Up 89%
February 202516–
January 202545–
December 2024112–
November 202478–
October 202452–
September 202428–
August 2024183–
July 2024302–
June 2024181–
May 2024105–
April 202430–
March 202418–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Jamaica

How many F-1 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

739739

Down 42%vs 1,265 in the 12 months before

Down 42% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 54% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
62
Busiest month
251
Jul 2025
Latest month
7
Feb 2026Down 68%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.3k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 739

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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
1.8%
28%

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

Busiest: July 2022: 413 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.4k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.3k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 12%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    785

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 37%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    30

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 61%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 785 visas (−37% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 61% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Jamaica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026722Down 68%
January 20262354Down 57%
December 202561121Down 50%
November 20252887Down 68%
October 2025957Down 84%
September 20251530Down 50%
August 2025104207Down 50%
July 2025251326Down 23%
June 202558193Down 70%
May 2025104115Down 9.6%
April 20254233Up 27%
March 20253720Up 85%
February 20252220Up 10%
January 20255443Up 26%
December 2024121120About flat, 0.8%
November 20248788About flat, 1.1%
October 20245731Up 84%
September 20243036Down 17%
August 2024207259Down 20%
July 2024326366Down 11%
June 2024193267Down 28%
May 202411574Up 55%
April 20243369Down 52%
March 20242028Down 29%

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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