Jamaica · J1

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

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

J1 visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026

888

That is 643 more than in January 2026 (245) — +262.4%.

J1 visas made up 16.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+262.4% vs January 2026 (245)-30.4% vs February 2025 (1,275)

All published months together: 68,956

Jamaica · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202510,342
20261,133

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	204	245	+20.1%
February	1,275	888	-30.4%
March	3,007	–	–
April	3,208	–	–
May	1,741	–	–
June	190	–	–
July	407	–	–
August	107	–	–
September	60	–	–
October	14	–	–
November	38	–	–
December	91	–	–

When is it busy? Jamaica · J1

Busiest month: May (24.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (0.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

1.4%

11.9%

21.8%

24.1%

24.7%

7.5%

4.1%

1.6%

0.5%

0.4%

1.5%

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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 · J1: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	7,335
2018	8,677
2019	8,496
2020	687
2021	4,939
2022	7,347
2023	9,552
2024	10,448
2025	10,342
2026 partial	1,133

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	91	245	888
Total	91	245	888

Jamaica · J1

Jamaica · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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