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Kingston · Jamaica · October 2023
Visas issued at Kingston in October 2023
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,071 | 84.1% | 5,059 | 4,669 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 685 | 8.1% | 856 | 1,048 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 157 | 1.9% | 119 | 360 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 87 | 1% | 35 | 72 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 69 | 0.8% | 37 | 19 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 53 | 0.6% | 41 | 54 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 44 | 0.5% | 28 | 34 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 41 | 0.5% | 33 | 42 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 31 | 0.4% | 36 | 41 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 28 | 0.3% | 30 | 41 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 26 | 0.3% | 20 | 37 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 0.3% | 29 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 14 | 0.2% | 11 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 12 | 0.1% | 58 | 16 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 19 | 29 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 9 | 0.1% | 3 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | 5 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 43 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 11 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 16 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 9 | 7 |
| E2C | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 218 | 22.6% | 260 | 203 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 195 | 20.2% | 297 | 173 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 184 | 19.1% | 154 | 166 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 151 | 15.7% | 129 | 119 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 56 | 5.8% | 90 | 38 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 54 | 5.6% | 2 | 149 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 46 | 4.8% | 59 | 34 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 35 | 3.6% | 40 | 14 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 0.7% | 0 | 22 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 0.6% | 18 | 7 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.3% | 29 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | Kingston | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,405 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | +29% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +29% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 963 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 45 days; F, M, J 10 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kingston issue in October 2023?
8,405 nonimmigrant visas and 963 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 25th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kingston?
September 2023: 6,520 nonimmigrant visas (+29% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 6,535 (+29%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,071 (84.1%), H2B 685 (8.1%), C1/D 157 (1.9%), J2 87 (1%), C1 69 (0.8%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.