Jamaica · H2B

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

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H2B visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026

That is 21 fewer than in January 2026 (107) — -19.6%.

H2B visas made up 1.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-19.6% vs January 2026 (107)-80.1% vs February 2025 (433)

All published months together: 87,027

Jamaica · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202510,544
2026193

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	787	107	-86.4%
February	433	86	-80.1%
March	2,509	–	–
April	2,419	–	–
May	2,097	–	–
June	479	–	–
July	123	–	–
August	186	–	–
September	840	–	–
October	355	–	–
November	207	–	–
December	109	–	–

When is it busy? Jamaica · H2B

Busiest month: March (24.0% of a typical year). Quietest: August (1.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.4%

4.8%

24.0%

17.1%

8.6%

14.7%

4.3%

1.6%

6.5%

6.4%

4.4%

3.2%

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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 · H2B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	2,688
Apr '17	1,145
May '17	169
Jun '17	78
Jul '17	39
Aug '17	1,081
Sep '17	463
Oct '17	415
Nov '17	438
Dec '17	297
Jan '18	495
Feb '18	95
Mar '18	2,373
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	109	107	86
Total	109	107	86

Jamaica · H2B

Jamaica · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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