Jamaica · J2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Jamaica
Creator: Visa Status

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (19) — +5.3%.

J2 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+5.3% vs January 2026 (19)-4.8% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 6,460

Jamaica · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	21	19	-9.5%
February	21	20	-4.8%
March	42	–	–
April	64	–	–
May	75	–	–
June	91	–	–
July	213	–	–
August	71	–	–
September	46	–	–
October	33	–	–
November	67	–	–
December	66	–	–

When is it busy? Jamaica · J2

Busiest month: July (22.9% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.3%

3.3%

2.7%

3.2%

7.7%

13.1%

22.9%

11.8%

5.7%

5.4%

8.9%

11.0%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 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 · J2: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	294
FY2018	492
FY2019	560
FY2020	141
FY2021	493
FY2022	896
FY2023	1,263
FY2024	1,194
FY2025	922
FY2026 partial	205

Jamaica · J2

Jamaica · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Jamaica · J2

Jamaica · J2: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	66	19	20
Total	66	19	20