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South Africa · M1

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M1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
1

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — -50.0%.

M1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-50.0% vs January 2026 (2)+0.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 367

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South Africa · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20261
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 321
Total321
Total visas issued
50
Latest 12 months · South Africa · M1
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3344619221321
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 · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202549
  • 20263
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Month20252026Change
January12 +100.0%
February11 +0.0%
March3––
April3––
May4––
June4––
July6––
August19––
September2––
October2––
November1––
December3––

When is it busy? South Africa · M1

Busiest month: August (23.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.7%). 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 · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 85
FY2020 24
FY2021 51
FY2022 44
FY2023 53
FY2024 51
FY2025 50
FY2026 partial9