Jamaica · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026

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: 8,598

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

Year compared with

2025709
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	45	25	-44.4%
February	16	6	-62.5%
March	34	–	–
April	42	–	–
May	94	–	–
June	48	–	–
July	230	–	–
August	93	–	–
September	13	–	–
October	10	–	–
November	26	–	–
December	58	–	–

When is it busy? Jamaica · F1

Busiest month: July (28.2% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.7%

1.3%

2.0%

2.9%

6.4%

12.5%

28.2%

19.5%

3.2%

2.4%

5.8%

10.2%

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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 · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	23
Apr '17	20
May '17	71
Jun '17	126
Jul '17	199
Aug '17	171
Sep '17	23
Oct '17	15
Nov '17	33
Dec '17	76
Jan '18	68
Feb '18	6
Mar '18	21
Apr '18	32

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	58	25	6
Total	58	25	6

Jamaica · F1

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