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Kingston · Jamaica · January 2025
Visas issued at Kingston in January 2025
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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,914 | 80.1% | 5,588 | 8,527 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 787 | 9.1% | 180 | 730 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 207 | 2.4% | 49 | 110 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 134 | 1.6% | 64 | 133 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 96 | 1.1% | 144 | 21 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 90 | 1% | 103 | 46 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 89 | 1% | 17 | 155 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 54 | 0.6% | 121 | 43 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 49 | 0.6% | 35 | 71 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 42 | 0.5% | 28 | 25 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 38 | 0.4% | 24 | 55 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 24 | 0.3% | 46 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 21 | 0.2% | 62 | 27 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0.2% | 7 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 9 | 24 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 14 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 17 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 8 | 7 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 11 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 17 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 12 | 6 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 254 | 28.6% | 203 | 468 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 237 | 26.7% | 230 | 368 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 133 | 15% | 105 | 287 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 71 | 8% | 76 | 88 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 36 | 4.1% | 60 | 79 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 35 | 3.9% | 56 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 33 | 3.7% | 26 | 32 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 2.4% | 14 | 11 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 15 | 1.7% | 14 | 29 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 14 | 1.6% | 14 | 19 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 14 | 1.6% | 20 | 17 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 1.1% | 43 | 25 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 9 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Kingston | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,631 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +32% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -14% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 888 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 8 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Kingston page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Kingston issue in January 2025?
8,631 nonimmigrant visas and 888 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 28th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kingston?
December 2024: 6,556 nonimmigrant visas (+32% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 10,078 (-14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,914 (80.1%), H2B 787 (9.1%), J1 207 (2.4%), C1/D 134 (1.6%), H1B 96 (1.1%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.