Jamaica · H1B

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

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

H1B visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026

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: 2,403

Jamaica · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025350
202617

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	28	10	-64.3%
February	20	7	-65.0%
March	26	–	–
April	18	–	–
May	18	–	–
June	55	–	–
July	60	–	–
August	26	–	–
September	21	–	–
October	18	–	–
November	13	–	–
December	47	–	–

When is it busy? Jamaica · H1B

Busiest month: July (14.2% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%

5.7%

4.5%

5.3%

4.7%

7.4%

14.2%

9.2%

9.7%

8.3%

7.3%

13.6%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	9
Apr '17	8
May '17	13
Jun '17	8
Jul '17	11
Aug '17	5
Sep '17	9
Oct '17	9
Nov '17	6
Dec '17	32
Jan '18	6
Feb '18	6
Mar '18	6
Apr '18	9

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	47	10	7
Total	47	10	7

Jamaica · H1B

Jamaica · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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