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South Africa · L2

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L2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
47

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (50) — -6.0%.

L2 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-6.0% vs January 2026 (50)-7.8% vs February 2025 (51)

All published months together: 5,076

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South Africa · Visa class L2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202575
  • Jan 202650
  • Feb 202647
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  • Jan 2026 is 25 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 28 (37.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 755047
Total755047
Total visas issued
580
Latest 12 months · South Africa · L2
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483745564265424231755047
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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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 · L2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025585
  • 202697
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5150 -2.0%
February5147 -7.8%
March48––
April37––
May45––
June56––
July42––
August65––
September42––
October42––
November31––
December75––

When is it busy? South Africa · L2

Busiest month: January (13.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.8%). 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 · L2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 945
FY2020 446
FY2021 242
FY2022 991
FY2023 873
FY2024 744
FY2025 590
FY2026 partial245