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Visa class J2 · All published months

South Africa472

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Month	South Africa
Oct '18	4
Nov '18	7
Dec '18	6
Jan '19	10
Feb '19	3
Mar '19	4
Apr '19	6
May '19	12
Jun '19	13
Jul '19	7
Aug '19	7
Sep '19	5
Oct '19	9
Nov '19	1
Dec '19	8
Jan '20	4
Feb '20	2
Mar '20	1
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	6
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	4
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	2
May '21	7
Jun '21	11
Jul '21	3
Aug '21	8
Sep '21	1
Oct '21	9
Nov '21	12
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	4
Feb '22	8
Mar '22	3
Apr '22	0
May '22	6
Jun '22	7
Jul '22	37
Aug '22	19
Sep '22	11
Oct '22	3
Nov '22	3
Dec '22	5
Jan '23	9
Feb '23	2
Mar '23	8
Apr '23	11
May '23	12
Jun '23	6
Jul '23	17
Aug '23	8
Sep '23	10
Oct '23	1
Nov '23	2
Dec '23	4
Jan '24	6
Feb '24	3
Mar '24	2
Apr '24	2
May '24	5
Jun '24	13
Jul '24	3
Aug '24	8
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	7
Nov '24	3
Dec '24	3
Jan '25	7
Feb '25	1
Mar '25	1
Apr '25	5
May '25	1
Jun '25	6
Jul '25	5
Aug '25	3
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	1
Nov '25	6
Dec '25	2
Jan '26	6
Feb '26	0
Total	472

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.