Jamaica · J2

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

28,590 green cards issued in 2024 →

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Jamaica · February 2026

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (19) — +5.3%.

J2 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+5.3% vs January 2026 (19)-4.8% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 6,460

Jamaica · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	21	19	-9.5%
February	21	20	-4.8%
March	42	–	–
April	64	–	–
May	75	–	–
June	91	–	–
July	213	–	–
August	71	–	–
September	46	–	–
October	33	–	–
November	67	–	–
December	66	–	–

When is it busy? Jamaica · J2

Busiest month: July (22.9% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.3%

3.3%

2.7%

3.2%

7.7%

13.1%

22.9%

11.8%

5.7%

5.4%

8.9%

11.0%

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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 · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	11
Apr '17	4
May '17	14
Jun '17	46
Jul '17	124
Aug '17	74
Sep '17	21
Oct '17	27
Nov '17	30
Dec '17	41
Jan '18	15
Feb '18	2
Mar '18	9
Apr '18	9

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