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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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  • Cape Town9,192

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MonthCape Town
Mar '1758
Apr '1758
May '1771
Jun '1760
Jul '1760
Aug '1767
Sep '1787
Oct '1772
Nov '17125
Dec '1743
Jan '1862
Feb '1856

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 '1868
Apr '1871
May '1872
Jun '1878
Jul '1896
Aug '1891
Sep '1861
Oct '1871
Nov '1881
Dec '1845
Jan '1937
Feb '1955
Mar '19122
Apr '1977
May '19101
Jun '19102
Jul '19101
Aug '1983
Sep '1994
Oct '19106
Nov '19100
Dec '1971
Jan '2093
Feb '2092
Mar '2071
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '201
Jul '2012
Aug '201
Sep '204
Oct '208
Nov '2015
Dec '2010
Jan '2116
Feb '2111
Mar '2115
Apr '2114
May '2149
Jun '21–
Jul '2146
Aug '2136
Sep '2163
Oct '2189
Nov '2189
Dec '2149
Jan '22114
Feb '2295
Mar '22107
Apr '22117
May '2243
Jun '22103
Jul '22192
Aug '22207
Sep '22154
Oct '22150
Nov '22126
Dec '2287
Jan '23139
Feb '2358
Mar '2377
Apr '2388
May '23159
Jun '2397
Jul '2390
Aug '23110
Sep '23105
Oct '23111
Nov '23109
Dec '2383
Jan '24124
Feb '24135
Mar '24125
Apr '24180
May '24123
Jun '24123
Jul '24162
Aug '24202
Sep '24139
Oct '24149
Nov '24111
Dec '2496
Jan '25160
Feb '25138
Mar '2593
Apr '25128
May '25100
Jun '2578
Jul '25136
Aug '2568
Sep '2551
Oct '25124
Nov '25105
Dec '2551
Jan '2693
Feb '2690
Total9,192