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Jamaica · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026
6

That is 19 fewer than in January 2026 (25) — -76.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-76.0% vs January 2026 (25)-62.5% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 6,967

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Jamaica · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202558
  • Jan 202625
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 33 (56.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 52 (89.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 58256
Total58256
Total visas issued
679
Latest 12 months · Jamaica · F1
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By month · latest 12 months

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344294482309313102658256
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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

Jamaica · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025709
  • 202631
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4525 -44.4%
February166 -62.5%
March34––
April42––
May94––
June48––
July230––
August93––
September13––
October10––
November26––
December58––

When is it busy? Jamaica · F1

Busiest month: July (29.0% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial132
2019 833
2020 469
2021 1,057
2022 1,262
2023 1,326
2024 1,148
2025 709
2026 partial31