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Visa class B1 · All published months

South Africa2,325

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Month	South Africa
Oct '18	58
Nov '18	18
Dec '18	25
Jan '19	37
Feb '19	29
Mar '19	43
Apr '19	43
May '19	33
Jun '19	30
Jul '19	29
Aug '19	48
Sep '19	29
Oct '19	46
Nov '19	38
Dec '19	28
Jan '20	29
Feb '20	26
Mar '20	22
Apr '20	0
May '20	4
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	2
Aug '20	2
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	18
Nov '20	15
Dec '20	7
Jan '21	7
Feb '21	14
Mar '21	21
Apr '21	27
May '21	28
Jun '21	24
Jul '21	36
Aug '21	18
Sep '21	90
Oct '21	119
Nov '21	43
Dec '21	53
Jan '22	12
Feb '22	5
Mar '22	5
Apr '22	3
May '22	13
Jun '22	9
Jul '22	16
Aug '22	9
Sep '22	9
Oct '22	26
Nov '22	16
Dec '22	19
Jan '23	8
Feb '23	16
Mar '23	2
Apr '23	14
May '23	12
Jun '23	15
Jul '23	19
Aug '23	23
Sep '23	18
Oct '23	87
Nov '23	43
Dec '23	24
Jan '24	16
Feb '24	17
Mar '24	15
Apr '24	17
May '24	23
Jun '24	5
Jul '24	24
Aug '24	18
Sep '24	15
Oct '24	22
Nov '24	12
Dec '24	11
Jan '25	19
Feb '25	19
Mar '25	5
Apr '25	14
May '25	22
Jun '25	23
Jul '25	20
Aug '25	31
Sep '25	33
Oct '25	104
Nov '25	86
Dec '25	63
Jan '26	77
Feb '26	50
Total	2,325

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.