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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Visa class B1/B2 · All published months
  • Johannesburg176,540

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MonthJohannesburg
Mar '172,779
Apr '172,161
May '172,343
Jun '172,896
Jul '172,861
Aug '172,696
Sep '172,589
Oct '172,740
Nov '172,775
Dec '172,034
Jan '182,027

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.

Feb '182,315
Mar '182,805
Apr '182,510
May '183,048
Jun '183,468
Jul '183,265
Aug '183,329
Sep '182,245
Oct '183,390
Nov '182,428
Dec '181,192
Jan '191,348
Feb '192,409
Mar '193,104
Apr '192,641
May '192,226
Jun '191,691
Jul '191,749
Aug '191,750
Sep '191,939
Oct '193,006
Nov '192,219
Dec '191,234
Jan '202,628
Feb '202,660
Mar '201,428
Apr '204
May '201
Jun '204
Jul '201
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '2011
Nov '2013
Dec '2014
Jan '2134
Feb '2112
Mar '2120
Apr '213
May '2116
Jun '21–
Jul '2115
Aug '218
Sep '2121
Oct '2127
Nov '21544
Dec '217
Jan '22732
Feb '22680
Mar '22955
Apr '22696
May '221,344
Jun '221,452
Jul '221,398
Aug '221,647
Sep '221,804
Oct '222,897
Nov '223,067
Dec '221,398
Jan '231,922
Feb '231,920
Mar '232,251
Apr '232,244
May '232,129
Jun '232,090
Jul '232,516
Aug '232,712
Sep '232,418
Oct '232,055
Nov '232,044
Dec '231,354
Jan '242,101
Feb '241,786
Mar '241,591
Apr '242,461
May '241,846
Jun '241,959
Jul '243,041
Aug '242,507
Sep '242,303
Oct '242,150
Nov '241,601
Dec '241,035
Jan '251,783
Feb '251,971
Mar '251,336
Apr '251,459
May '251,618
Jun '251,393
Jul '251,077
Aug '25775
Sep '251,042
Oct '251,395
Nov '25901
Dec '251,006
Jan '261,190
Feb '26804
Total176,540