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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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

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Jamaica · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202591
  • Jan 2026245
  • Feb 2026888
Dec 2025
917% of selected
Jan 2026
24520% of selected
Feb 2026
88873% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 154 (169.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 797 (875.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 91245888
Total91245888

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

compared with
  • 202510,342
  • 20261,133
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January204245▲ +20.1%
February1,275888▼ -30.4%
March3,007––
April3,208––
May1,741––
June190––
July407––
August107––
September60––
October14––
November38––
December91––

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%
0.4%
1.5%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,311
Apr '172,813
May '172,458
Jun '17370
Jul '17199
Aug '17102
Sep '1723
Oct '1716
Nov '1713
Dec '1730
Jan '1823
Feb '18109
Mar '181,431
Apr '183,222
May '182,927
Jun '18519
Jul '18284
Aug '18103
Sep '1815
Oct '187
Nov '1819
Dec '1818
Jan '1923
Feb '19254
Mar '191,517
Apr '192,912
May '192,746
Jun '19501
Jul '19359
Aug '1994
Sep '1932
Oct '1916
Nov '1916
Dec '1926
Jan '2028
Feb '20343
Mar '20242
Apr '201
May '207
Jun '204
Jul '204
Aug '204
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '2053
Jan '2150
Feb '211
Mar '212
Apr '21546
May '212,087
Jun '211,413
Jul '21457
Aug '21184
Sep '2168
Oct '2151
Nov '2146
Dec '2134
Jan '22137
Feb '22886
Mar '221,706
Apr '221,494
May '221,668
Jun '22556
Jul '22434
Aug '22220
Sep '2272
Oct '2255
Nov '2243
Dec '2276
Jan '2350
Feb '23705
Mar '232,782
Apr '232,530
May '232,362
Jun '23543
Jul '23301
Aug '23105
Sep '2341
Oct '2352
Nov '2347
Dec '2334
Jan '24111
Feb '24991
Mar '242,463
Apr '243,389
May '242,539
Jun '24422
Jul '24283
Aug '2499
Sep '2450
Oct '2428
Nov '2425
Dec '2448
Jan '25204
Feb '251,275
Mar '253,007
Apr '253,208
May '251,741
Jun '25190
Jul '25407
Aug '25107
Sep '2560
Oct '2514
Nov '2538
Dec '2591
Jan '26245
Feb '26888

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