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South Africa · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
38

That is 30 more than in January 2026 (8) — +375.0%.

A2 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+375.0% vs January 2026 (8)+137.5% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 2,016

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South Africa · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20268
  • Feb 202638
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 32 (533.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 6838
Total6838
Total visas issued
239
Latest 12 months · South Africa · A2
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1614331829162029126838
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 · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025221
  • 202646
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January128 -33.3%
February1638 +137.5%
March16––
April14––
May33––
June18––
July29––
August16––
September20––
October29––
November12––
December6––

When is it busy? South Africa · A2

Busiest month: September (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.0%). 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 · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial119
2019 388
2020 76
2021 81
2022 482
2023 328
2024 275
2025 221
2026 partial46