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South Africa · B1

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B1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
50

That is 27 fewer than in January 2026 (77) — -35.1%.

B1 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-35.1% vs January 2026 (77)+163.2% vs February 2025 (19)

All published months together: 2,325

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South Africa · Visa class B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202563
  • Jan 202677
  • Feb 202650
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  • Jan 2026 is 14 (22.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 13 (20.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 637750
Total637750
Total visas issued
528
Latest 12 months · South Africa · B1
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514222320313310486637750
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 · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025439
  • 2026127
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January1977 +305.3%
February1950 +163.2%
March5––
April14––
May22––
June23––
July20––
August31––
September33––
October104––
November86––
December63––

When is it busy? South Africa · B1

Busiest month: October (19.1% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.6%). 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 · B1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial101
2019 433
2020 127
2021 480
2022 142
2023 281
2024 195
2025 439
2026 partial127