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Figures come from the State Department's monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports (source). Issuance counts are not approval rates, and monthly figures are preliminary. This site is not legal or immigration advice and is not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Visa class A2 · All published months
  • South Africa2,786

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MonthSouth Africa
Mar '1764
Apr '1743
May '1751
Jun '1762
Jul '1759
Aug '1739
Sep '1754
Oct '1737
Nov '1719
Dec '1714
Jan '1816
Feb '1828

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.

Mar '1833
Apr '1834
May '1852
Jun '1838
Jul '1843
Aug '1848
Sep '1836
Oct '1869
Nov '1824
Dec '1826
Jan '1914
Feb '1937
Mar '1939
Apr '1930
May '1930
Jun '1939
Jul '1933
Aug '1940
Sep '1957
Oct '1940
Nov '1914
Dec '1915
Jan '2020
Feb '2033
Mar '206
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '203
Sep '201
Oct '205
Nov '203
Dec '205
Jan '212
Feb '215
Mar '210
Apr '212
May '2110
Jun '214
Jul '214
Aug '211
Sep '2116
Oct '217
Nov '2114
Dec '2116
Jan '225
Feb '2213
Mar '2234
Apr '2224
May '2239
Jun '2239
Jul '2237
Aug '2246
Sep '22142
Oct '2230
Nov '2247
Dec '2226
Jan '237
Feb '2327
Mar '2328
Apr '2327
May '2352
Jun '2332
Jul '2342
Aug '2324
Sep '2333
Oct '2331
Nov '2318
Dec '237
Jan '246
Feb '2415
Mar '2437
Apr '2434
May '2413
Jun '2410
Jul '2426
Aug '2461
Sep '2437
Oct '2423
Nov '246
Dec '247
Jan '2512
Feb '2516
Mar '2516
Apr '2514
May '2533
Jun '2518
Jul '2529
Aug '2516
Sep '2520
Oct '2529
Nov '2512
Dec '256
Jan '268
Feb '2638
Total2,786