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Visa class L2 · All published months

South Africa5,076

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Month	South Africa
Oct '18	54
Nov '18	55
Dec '18	53
Jan '19	72
Feb '19	37
Mar '19	62
Apr '19	107
May '19	99
Jun '19	88
Jul '19	104
Aug '19	133
Sep '19	81
Oct '19	77
Nov '19	72
Dec '19	66
Jan '20	118
Feb '20	73
Mar '20	33
Apr '20	0
May '20	3
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	4
Oct '20	4
Nov '20	7
Dec '20	21
Jan '21	14
Feb '21	7
Mar '21	2
Apr '21	18
May '21	8
Jun '21	20
Jul '21	36
Aug '21	44
Sep '21	61
Oct '21	36
Nov '21	119
Dec '21	10
Jan '22	120
Feb '22	132
Mar '22	95
Apr '22	73
May '22	75
Jun '22	82
Jul '22	56
Aug '22	110
Sep '22	83
Oct '22	109
Nov '22	99
Dec '22	77
Jan '23	76
Feb '23	50
Mar '23	49
Apr '23	42
May '23	69
Jun '23	59
Jul '23	140
Aug '23	53
Sep '23	50
Oct '23	69
Nov '23	68
Dec '23	58
Jan '24	71
Feb '24	62
Mar '24	59
Apr '24	50
May '24	41
Jun '24	60
Jul '24	79
Aug '24	78
Sep '24	49
Oct '24	57
Nov '24	45
Dec '24	51
Jan '25	51
Feb '25	51
Mar '25	48
Apr '25	37
May '25	45
Jun '25	56
Jul '25	42
Aug '25	65
Sep '25	42
Oct '25	42
Nov '25	31
Dec '25	75
Jan '26	50
Feb '26	47
Total	5,076

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.