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MonthSouth Africa
Oct '186,488
Nov '184,902
Dec '182,856
Jan '193,924
Feb '195,417
Mar '197,430
Apr '197,076
May '196,184
Jun '195,355
Jul '195,307
Aug '195,233
Sep '195,434
Oct '197,261
Nov '194,942
Dec '193,432
Jan '205,668
Feb '206,686
Mar '204,855
Apr '20109
May '20470
Jun '20972
Jul '20409
Aug '20468
Sep '20323
Oct '20367
Nov '20585
Dec '20595
Jan '21685
Feb '211,953
Mar '212,055
Apr '212,029
May '21943
Jun '21903
Jul '211,171
Aug '21959
Sep '211,030
Oct '21878
Nov '213,106
Dec '21499
Jan '223,768
Feb '224,541
Mar '226,190
Apr '224,821
May '224,842
Jun '224,304
Jul '224,328
Aug '226,195
Sep '226,351
Oct '226,926
Nov '226,352
Dec '223,727
Jan '236,141
Feb '237,466
Mar '2311,063
Apr '236,746
May '237,211
Jun '235,957
Jul '236,255
Aug '236,880
Sep '236,334
Oct '235,365
Nov '234,746
Dec '233,492
Jan '246,352
Feb '249,569
Mar '248,985
Apr '247,758
May '245,470
Jun '245,357
Jul '247,113
Aug '246,298
Sep '245,888
Oct '245,223
Nov '243,813
Dec '243,135
Jan '256,376
Feb '258,428
Mar '259,911
Apr '256,395
May '254,788
Jun '253,277
Jul '254,005
Aug '253,970
Sep '254,308
Oct '254,800
Nov '253,157
Dec '253,232
Jan '265,291
Feb '266,023
Total407,882

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.