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MonthSouth Africa
Oct '184,830
Nov '183,751
Dec '181,970
Jan '192,540
Feb '193,700
Mar '194,703
Apr '194,624
May '194,317
Jun '193,822
Jul '193,830
Aug '193,777
Sep '194,154
Oct '195,329
Nov '193,948
Dec '192,353
Jan '204,109
Feb '204,302
Mar '202,441
Apr '2010
May '2041
Jun '2017
Jul '2040
Aug '2022
Sep '2034
Oct '2078
Nov '20134
Dec '20105
Jan '21100
Feb '2145
Mar '2159
Apr '2166
May '2165
Jun '2179
Jul '2179
Aug '2179
Sep '2196
Oct '21174
Nov '211,471
Dec '21123
Jan '221,756
Feb '221,848
Mar '222,366
Apr '221,832
May '222,503
Jun '222,663
Jul '222,568
Aug '224,116
Sep '224,092
Oct '225,143
Nov '224,840
Dec '222,602
Jan '234,042
Feb '234,104
Mar '234,573
Apr '234,092
May '234,689
Jun '234,310
Jul '234,419
Aug '235,103
Sep '234,330
Oct '233,854
Nov '233,556
Dec '232,433
Jan '243,755
Feb '243,691
Mar '243,402
Apr '244,546
May '243,788
Jun '243,620
Jul '245,038
Aug '244,334
Sep '243,665
Oct '243,852
Nov '242,836
Dec '242,033
Jan '253,504
Feb '253,352
Mar '253,137
Apr '252,952
May '252,989
Jun '252,109
Jul '252,272
Aug '252,136
Sep '252,359
Oct '253,121
Nov '252,138
Dec '252,022
Jan '262,542
Feb '261,896
Total238,340

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.