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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 F2 · All published months
  • South Africa458

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MonthSouth Africa
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '172
Jun '175
Jul '1716
Aug '175
Sep '174
Oct '172
Nov '176
Dec '178
Jan '187
Feb '183

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 '182
Apr '184
May '1810
Jun '1811
Jul '183
Aug '183
Sep '182
Oct '183
Nov '185
Dec '181
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '194
Apr '198
May '1915
Jun '1910
Jul '194
Aug '196
Sep '190
Oct '192
Nov '192
Dec '197
Jan '204
Feb '202
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '205
Sep '201
Oct '209
Nov '2010
Dec '201
Jan '215
Feb '210
Mar '214
Apr '210
May '2113
Jun '216
Jul '2112
Aug '217
Sep '219
Oct '214
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '229
Feb '222
Mar '225
Apr '226
May '224
Jun '2217
Jul '2213
Aug '227
Sep '223
Oct '224
Nov '225
Dec '224
Jan '232
Feb '231
Mar '233
Apr '235
May '235
Jun '238
Jul '2314
Aug '235
Sep '233
Oct '230
Nov '236
Dec '235
Jan '242
Feb '240
Mar '242
Apr '240
May '243
Jun '2413
Jul '248
Aug '245
Sep '243
Oct '241
Nov '241
Dec '243
Jan '255
Feb '257
Mar '251
Apr '252
May '253
Jun '250
Jul '252
Aug '252
Sep '250
Oct '251
Nov '252
Dec '250
Jan '261
Feb '260
Total458