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Jamaica · H2B

Temporary non-agricultural worker · For seasonal or temporary non-farm work, such as in hospitality and landscaping.

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H2B visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026
86

That is 21 fewer than in January 2026 (107) — -19.6%.

H2B visas made up 1.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-19.6% vs January 2026 (107)-80.1% vs February 2025 (433)

All published months together: 61,206

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Jamaica · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025109
  • Jan 2026107
  • Feb 202686
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (1.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 23 (21.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 10910786
Total10910786
Total visas issued
9,517
Latest 12 months · Jamaica · H2B

By month · latest 12 months

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2.5K2.4K2.1K47912318684035520710910786
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B254,664
  2. J19,996
  3. H2B9,517
  4. H2A4,917
  5. C1/D1,223
  6. J2807

Jamaica · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202510,544
  • 2026193
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January787107 -86.4%
February43386 -80.1%
March2,509––
April2,419––
May2,097––
June479––
July123––
August186––
September840––
October355––
November207––
December109––

When is it busy? Jamaica · H2B

Busiest month: March (23.9% of a typical year). Quietest: August (1.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Jamaica · H2B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KFY2020FY2021partialFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2020 5,504
FY2021 partial7,169
FY2022 12,811
FY2023 11,912
FY2024 12,063
FY2025 10,883
FY2026 partial864