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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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  • South Africa778

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MonthSouth Africa
Mar '176
Apr '178
May '1712
Jun '179
Jul '1711
Aug '175
Sep '178
Oct '1718
Nov '1719
Dec '1717
Jan '1810
Feb '1813

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 '1813
Apr '187
May '1810
Jun '187
Jul '1817
Aug '1813
Sep '187
Oct '1815
Nov '1817
Dec '1815
Jan '1910
Feb '197
Mar '198
Apr '1911
May '194
Jun '193
Jul '197
Aug '191
Sep '1911
Oct '197
Nov '197
Dec '192
Jan '203
Feb '2011
Mar '2010
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '202
Jul '201
Aug '203
Sep '202
Oct '201
Nov '203
Dec '202
Jan '213
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '212
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '211
Oct '211
Nov '210
Dec '212
Jan '223
Feb '223
Mar '224
Apr '221
May '222
Jun '222
Jul '223
Aug '2210
Sep '225
Oct '228
Nov '227
Dec '228
Jan '2311
Feb '235
Mar '230
Apr '233
May '2311
Jun '2326
Jul '2310
Aug '2320
Sep '2318
Oct '2312
Nov '2316
Dec '2311
Jan '243
Feb '247
Mar '247
Apr '247
May '2416
Jun '248
Jul '248
Aug '2423
Sep '243
Oct '245
Nov '2414
Dec '2410
Jan '2513
Feb '2516
Mar '253
Apr '254
May '251
Jun '254
Jul '253
Aug '259
Sep '253
Oct '258
Nov '2510
Dec '254
Jan '264
Feb '261
Total778