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Visa class R1 · All published months

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MonthSouth Africa
Oct '181
Nov '182
Dec '187
Jan '196
Feb '194
Mar '193
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '192
Jul '192
Aug '191
Sep '195
Oct '197
Nov '192
Dec '192
Jan '203
Feb '202
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '211
Sep '211
Oct '211
Nov '217
Dec '210
Jan '227
Feb '222
Mar '223
Apr '221
May '222
Jun '223
Jul '220
Aug '2210
Sep '228
Oct '229
Nov '227
Dec '222
Jan '238
Feb '238
Mar '235
Apr '234
May '234
Jun '235
Jul '239
Aug '2311
Sep '232
Oct '237
Nov '236
Dec '235
Jan '246
Feb '245
Mar '241
Apr '244
May '245
Jun '244
Jul '244
Aug '247
Sep '246
Oct '247
Nov '245
Dec '246
Jan '253
Feb '2510
Mar '257
Apr '255
May '251
Jun '255
Jul '2514
Aug '255
Sep '258
Oct '256
Nov '252
Dec '251
Jan '264
Feb '264
Total326

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.