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South Africa · All published months

J123,826

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Month	J1
Oct '17	237
Nov '17	426
Dec '17	223
Jan '18	167
Feb '18	189
Mar '18	276
Apr '18	324
May '18	430
Jun '18	323
Jul '18	236
Aug '18	252
Sep '18	105
Oct '18	240
Nov '18	395
Dec '18	208
Jan '19	276
Feb '19	227
Mar '19	303
Apr '19	405
May '19	599
Jun '19	380
Jul '19	260
Aug '19	287
Sep '19	199
Oct '19	385
Nov '19	319
Dec '19	389
Jan '20	352
Feb '20	227
Mar '20	174
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	5
Aug '20	28
Sep '20	38
Oct '20	66
Nov '20	105
Dec '20	134
Jan '21	125
Feb '21	48
Mar '21	51
Apr '21	31
May '21	75
Jun '21	79
Jul '21	84
Aug '21	94
Sep '21	93
Oct '21	66
Nov '21	361
Dec '21	2
Jan '22	330
Feb '22	294
Mar '22	244
Apr '22	140
May '22	368
Jun '22	329
Jul '22	206
Aug '22	289
Sep '22	226
Oct '22	390
Nov '22	323
Dec '22	180
Jan '23	273
Feb '23	259
Mar '23	297
Apr '23	383
May '23	562
Jun '23	280
Jul '23	272
Aug '23	272
Sep '23	251
Oct '23	316
Nov '23	297
Dec '23	167
Jan '24	243
Feb '24	309
Mar '24	313
Apr '24	471
May '24	402
Jun '24	312
Jul '24	278
Aug '24	192
Sep '24	183
Oct '24	221
Nov '24	249
Dec '24	138
Jan '25	227
Feb '25	305
Mar '25	289
Apr '25	459
May '25	353
Jun '25	113
Jul '25	162
Aug '25	190
Sep '25	143
Oct '25	234
Nov '25	244
Dec '25	154
Jan '26	207
Feb '26	188
Total	23,826

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.