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South Africa · O2

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O2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
14

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (15) — -6.7%.

O2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-6.7% vs January 2026 (15)+250.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 444

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South Africa · Visa class O2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 202615
  • Feb 202614
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  • Jan 2026 is 12 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 11 (366.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 31514
Total31514
Total visas issued
88
Latest 12 months · South Africa · O2
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164––32076–31514
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 · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202570
  • 202629
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January715 +114.3%
February414 +250.0%
March16––
April4––
May0––
June0––
July3––
August20––
September7––
October6––
November0––
December3––

When is it busy? South Africa · O2

Busiest month: September (21.6% of a typical year). Quietest: May (1.4%). 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 · O2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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FY2018 partial28
FY2019 46
FY2020 13
FY2021 7
FY2022 84
FY2023 69
FY2024 67
FY2025 92
FY2026 partial38