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Kingston · Jamaica · December 2023
Visas issued at Kingston in December 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) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,096 | 87% | 7,801 | 4,903 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 321 | 3.9% | 354 | 87 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 120 | 1.5% | 88 | 140 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 119 | 1.5% | 164 | 340 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 78 | 1% | 41 | 73 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 78 | 1% | 160 | 84 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 67 | 0.8% | 59 | 42 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 53 | 0.6% | 72 | 44 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 34 | 0.4% | 48 | 77 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 29 | 0.4% | 44 | 25 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 28 | 0.3% | 8 | 6 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 23 | 0.3% | 1 | 16 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 21 | 0.3% | 39 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 17 | 0.2% | 13 | 8 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 10 | 0.1% | 15 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 21 | 5 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 13 | 18 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 2 | 17 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 15 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 461 | 33.6% | 402 | 193 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 356 | 26% | 265 | 135 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 270 | 19.7% | 230 | 103 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 109 | 8% | 167 | 159 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 31 | 2.3% | 28 | 53 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 30 | 2.2% | 40 | 27 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 30 | 2.2% | 20 | 45 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 28 | 2% | 12 | 14 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 25 | 1.8% | 33 | 157 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.7% | 1 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 3 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| B2A | Self-petition spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (second preference 2A) | 1 | 0.1% | 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% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 26 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2023 | Kingston | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,157 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | -9% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +38% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,370 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 36 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kingston issue in December 2023?
8,157 nonimmigrant visas and 1,370 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 24th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kingston?
November 2023: 8,982 nonimmigrant visas (-9% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 5,931 (+38%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,096 (87%), H2B 321 (3.9%), F1 120 (1.5%), C1/D 119 (1.5%), H1B 78 (1%).
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 December 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.