Kingston · Jamaica · June 2025
Visas issued at Kingston in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,168 | 72.9% | 5,974 | 7,538 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 612 | 8.6% | 394 | 235 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 479 | 6.8% | 2,098 | 528 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 196 | 2.8% | 1,740 | 427 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 107 | 1.5% | 40 | 93 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 105 | 1.5% | 110 | 103 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 91 | 1.3% | 75 | 191 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 72 | 1% | 42 | 67 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 58 | 0.8% | 104 | 193 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 46 | 0.6% | 46 | 76 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 27 | 0.4% | 14 | 26 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 25 | 0.4% | 54 | 21 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 18 | 0.3% | 15 | 27 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 13 | 0.2% | 6 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.2% | 22 | 49 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 0.2% | 26 | 16 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.2% | 19 | 12 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.1% | 10 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 12 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 14 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 222 | 21% | 181 | 519 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 208 | 19.7% | 352 | 166 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 165 | 15.6% | 140 | 517 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 118 | 11.2% | 34 | 97 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 105 | 9.9% | 88 | 283 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 92 | 8.7% | 1 | 41 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 33 | 3.1% | 16 | 266 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 30 | 2.8% | 21 | 94 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 23 | 2.2% | 75 | 43 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 20 | 1.9% | 37 | 81 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 13 | 1.2% | 5 | 27 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 32 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 2 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 3 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
Context
| June 2025 | Kingston | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,091 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -35% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -27% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,058 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 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 June 2025?
7,091 nonimmigrant visas and 1,058 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 28th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kingston?
May 2025: 10,833 nonimmigrant visas (-35% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 9,687 (-27%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,168 (72.9%), H2A 612 (8.6%), H2B 479 (6.8%), J1 196 (2.8%), H4 107 (1.5%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.