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Kingston · Jamaica · October 2024
Visas issued at Kingston in October 2024
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 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,063 | 85.2% | 5,050 | 7,071 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 612 | 6.5% | 1,001 | 685 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 113 | 1.2% | 44 | 87 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 85 | 0.9% | 95 | 157 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 83 | 0.9% | 56 | 41 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 62 | 0.7% | 94 | 22 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 58 | 0.6% | 38 | 44 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 57 | 0.6% | 30 | 31 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 54 | 0.6% | 43 | 26 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 49 | 0.5% | 38 | 69 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 33 | 0.3% | 13 | 9 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 30 | 0.3% | 49 | 53 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 25 | 0.3% | 19 | 28 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 18 | 0.2% | 163 | 12 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 14 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 13 | 0.1% | 3 | 9 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.1% | 3 | 9 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 11 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 11 | 0.1% | 4 | 7 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 10 | 0.1% | 17 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 9 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 8 | 1 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 11 | 14 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 421 | 25.8% | 288 | 218 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 386 | 23.6% | 228 | 184 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 208 | 12.7% | 144 | 151 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 157 | 9.6% | 322 | 195 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 77 | 4.7% | 35 | 6 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 75 | 4.6% | 193 | 3 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 72 | 4.4% | 145 | 54 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 60 | 3.7% | 75 | 35 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 53 | 3.2% | 69 | 56 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 44 | 2.7% | 47 | 46 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 33 | 2% | 17 | 2 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 9 | 0.6% | 3 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.4% | 10 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 7 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 2 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 4 | 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) | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Kingston | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 9,460 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +13% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,633 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 16 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kingston issue in October 2024?
9,460 nonimmigrant visas and 1,633 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 26th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kingston?
September 2024: 6,818 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 8,405 (+13%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,063 (85.2%), H2B 612 (6.5%), J2 113 (1.2%), C1/D 85 (0.9%), H1B 83 (0.9%).
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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.