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Jamaica · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026
7

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — -30.0%.

H1B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-30.0% vs January 2026 (10)-65.0% vs February 2025 (20)

All published months together: 2,216

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Jamaica · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202547
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20267
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  • Jan 2026 is 37 (78.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 40 (85.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 47107
Total47107
Total visas issued
319
Latest 12 months · Jamaica · H1B
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By month · latest 12 months

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26181855602621181347107
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 · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025350
  • 202617
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Month20252026Change
January2810 -64.3%
February207 -65.0%
March26––
April18––
May18––
June55––
July60––
August26––
September21––
October18––
November13––
December47––

When is it busy? Jamaica · H1B

Busiest month: July (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.4%). 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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial41
2019 155
2020 31
2021 182
2022 453
2023 504
2024 483
2025 350
2026 partial17