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South Africa · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
20

That is 53 fewer than in January 2026 (73) — -72.6%.

F1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-72.6% vs January 2026 (73)+11.1% vs February 2025 (18)

All published months together: 8,653

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South Africa · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025128
  • Jan 202673
  • Feb 202620
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  • Jan 2026 is 55 (43.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 108 (84.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1287320
Total1287320
Total visas issued
1,059
Latest 12 months · South Africa · F1
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43691861232091541917181287320
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B229,673
  2. H2A14,962
  3. C1/D3,899
  4. J12,736
  5. H2B2,236
  6. F11,059

South Africa · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,084
  • 202693
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Month20252026Change
January10073 -27.0%
February1820 +11.1%
March43––
April69––
May186––
June123––
July209––
August154––
September19––
October17––
November18––
December128––

When is it busy? South Africa · F1

Busiest month: July (20.0% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

South Africa · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 1,140
FY2020 533
FY2021 1,483
FY2022 1,482
FY2023 1,269
FY2024 1,346
FY2025 1,144
FY2026 partial256