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Visa class C1/D · All published months

South Africa22,824

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Month	South Africa
Oct '18	221
Nov '18	199
Dec '18	148
Jan '19	187
Feb '19	194
Mar '19	324
Apr '19	240
May '19	254
Jun '19	194
Jul '19	242
Aug '19	211
Sep '19	240
Oct '19	253
Nov '19	194
Dec '19	153
Jan '20	231
Feb '20	238
Mar '20	137
Apr '20	7
May '20	13
Jun '20	11
Jul '20	17
Aug '20	7
Sep '20	14
Oct '20	23
Nov '20	38
Dec '20	18
Jan '21	41
Feb '21	36
Mar '21	48
Apr '21	55
May '21	101
Jun '21	110
Jul '21	125
Aug '21	102
Sep '21	173
Oct '21	237
Nov '21	266
Dec '21	204
Jan '22	251
Feb '22	244
Mar '22	323
Apr '22	235
May '22	250
Jun '22	298
Jul '22	398
Aug '22	513
Sep '22	418
Oct '22	553
Nov '22	485
Dec '22	255
Jan '23	364
Feb '23	231
Mar '23	316
Apr '23	351
May '23	427
Jun '23	332
Jul '23	301
Aug '23	308
Sep '23	325
Oct '23	376
Nov '23	372
Dec '23	223
Jan '24	426
Feb '24	365
Mar '24	331
Apr '24	438
May '24	321
Jun '24	361
Jul '24	458
Aug '24	471
Sep '24	357
Oct '24	438
Nov '24	305
Dec '24	250
Jan '25	412
Feb '25	337
Mar '25	296
Apr '25	315
May '25	305
Jun '25	199
Jul '25	335
Aug '25	383
Sep '25	401
Oct '25	406
Nov '25	295
Dec '25	224
Jan '26	348
Feb '26	392
Total	22,824

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.