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Jamaica · H1B

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

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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: 2,076

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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
18
Latest 12 months · Jamaica · H1B · May

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  1. B1/B25,702
  2. H2B2,097
  3. J11,741
  4. H2A394
  5. C1/D106
  6. F194

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 (14.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Average of 5 full years (2020, 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

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0255075100Oct'19Apr'20Oct'20Apr'21Oct'21Apr'22Oct'22Apr'23Oct'23Apr'24Oct'24Apr'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1920
Nov '1912
Dec '1927
Jan '2011
Feb '206
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '201
Jul '201
Aug '201
Sep '206
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '217
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '2127
May '2116
Jun '21–
Jul '2117
Aug '2124
Sep '2117
Oct '2116
Nov '2125
Dec '2130
Jan '2240
Feb '2218
Mar '2212
Apr '227
May '227
Jun '2225
Jul '2264
Aug '2281
Sep '2256
Oct '2241
Nov '2229
Dec '2273
Jan '2338
Feb '2324
Mar '2312
Apr '2322
May '2322
Jun '2352
Jul '2398
Aug '2346
Sep '2332
Oct '2341
Nov '2340
Dec '2377
Jan '2418
Feb '2413
Mar '2423
Apr '2425
May '2419
Jun '2456
Jul '2487
Aug '2442
Sep '2438
Oct '2455
Nov '2435
Dec '2472
Jan '2528
Feb '2520
Mar '2526
Apr '2518
May '2518
Jun '2555
Jul '2560
Aug '2526
Sep '2521
Oct '2518
Nov '2513
Dec '2547
Jan '2610
Feb '267