Can I get a U.S. visa?
84,280 U.S. visas were issued to people from Jamaica in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
84,280 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Jamaica · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 56% of visitor (B) visa applications from Jamaica were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1 month at Kingston. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Kingston. All embassies in Jamaica.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 84,280 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Jamaica in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Jamaica was about 44.26% in FY2025, so about 56% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Jamaica (Kingston), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1 month, and for students about Under 15 days (Kingston). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.