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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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MonthCape Town
Mar '1765
Apr '1779
May '17119
Jun '1788
Jul '1771
Aug '1783
Sep '1746
Oct '1781
Nov '17159
Dec '1751
Jan '1840
Feb '1853

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 '1862
Apr '1875
May '18127
Jun '18104
Jul '1878
Aug '1881
Sep '1839
Oct '18111
Nov '18141
Dec '1836
Jan '1959
Feb '1951
Mar '1959
Apr '1995
May '19158
Jun '1986
Jul '1954
Aug '1973
Sep '1950
Oct '19175
Nov '1991
Dec '19107
Jan '2071
Feb '2063
Mar '2045
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '203
Aug '202
Sep '206
Oct '2010
Nov '2030
Dec '2025
Jan '2136
Feb '218
Mar '2112
Apr '214
May '2115
Jun '21–
Jul '2123
Aug '2119
Sep '2123
Oct '2116
Nov '21188
Dec '210
Jan '22103
Feb '2278
Mar '2287
Apr '2249
May '22133
Jun '22107
Jul '2263
Aug '22114
Sep '22106
Oct '22154
Nov '2278
Dec '2238
Jan '2372
Feb '2343
Mar '2373
Apr '2375
May '23182
Jun '2357
Jul '2363
Aug '2370
Sep '23109
Oct '23122
Nov '23116
Dec '2344
Jan '2465
Feb '2487
Mar '2498
Apr '24174
May '24140
Jun '2493
Jul '2466
Aug '2460
Sep '2454
Oct '2487
Nov '2491
Dec '2445
Jan '2577
Feb '2568
Mar '2597
Apr '25177
May '25143
Jun '2540
Jul '2584
Aug '2542
Sep '2542
Oct '2573
Nov '25134
Dec '2554
Jan '2673
Feb '2668
Total7,815