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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from South Africa, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
6,023

That is 732 more than in January 2026 (5,291) — +13.8%.

Quick view · February 2026
+13.8% vs January 2026 (5,291)-28.5% vs February 2025 (8,428)

All published months together: 445,443

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South Africa · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20253,232
  • Jan 20265,291
  • Feb 20266,023
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  • Jan 2026 is 2,059 (63.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2,791 (86.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 3,2325,2916,023
Total3,2325,2916,023
Total visas issued
3,277
Latest 12 months · South Africa · June
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B22,109
  2. H2A319
  3. C1/D199
  4. F1123
  5. J1113
  6. H478

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Temporary workers3,3971,994 +70.4%+1,403
Visitors1,9462,621 -25.8%−675
Transit and crew393354 +11.0%+39
Exchange visitors188213 -11.7%−25
Diplomats and international organizations7130 +136.7%+41
Students2176 -72.4%−55
Fiancé(e)s and their children41 +300.0%+3
Other32 +50.0%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
H2A3,0261,685 +79.6%+1,341
B1/B21,8962,542 -25.4%−646
C1/D392348 +12.6%+44
J1188207 -9.2%−19
H412372 +70.8%+51
H2B8057 +40.4%+23
L15659 -5.1%−3
B15077 -35.1%−27
L24750 -6.0%−3
A2388 +375.0%+30
F12073 -72.6%−53
P11611 +45.5%+5
G2165 +220.0%+11
O21415 -6.7%−1
H1B1414 +0.0%+0
O11013 -23.1%−3
G485 +60.0%+3
G1712 -41.7%−5
R144 +0.0%+0
K141 +300.0%+3
I32 +50.0%+1
R222 +0.0%+0
O319 -88.9%−8
C114 -75.0%−3
M112 -50.0%−1
H311 +0.0%+0
A110new+1
A310new+1
E210new+1
E3D10new+1
Q110new+1
J206 -100.0%−6
B202 -100.0%−2
C302 -100.0%−2
E301 -100.0%−1
F201 -100.0%−1
P401 -100.0%−1

South Africa: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202562,647
  • 202611,314
02.5K5K7.5K10KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6,3765,291 -17.0%
February8,4286,023 -28.5%
March9,911––
April6,395––
May4,788––
June3,277––
July4,005––
August3,970––
September4,308––
October4,800––
November3,157––
December3,232––

When is it busy? South Africa

Busiest month: March (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.4%). 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
025K50K75K100KFY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial37,561
FY2019 65,606
FY2020 35,595
FY2021 13,275
FY2022 49,823
FY2023 81,058
FY2024 76,393
FY2025 63,629
FY2026 partial22,503