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South Africa · B1/B2

Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

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B1/B2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
1,896

That is 646 fewer than in January 2026 (2,542) — -25.4%.

B1/B2 visas made up 31.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 48.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-25.4% vs January 2026 (2,542)-43.4% vs February 2025 (3,352)

All published months together: 168,691

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South Africa · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,022
  • Jan 20262,542
  • Feb 20261,896
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  • Jan 2026 is 520 (25.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 126 (6.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2,0222,5421,896
Total2,0222,5421,896
Total visas issued
29,673
Latest 12 months · South Africa · B1/B2

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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/B229,673
  2. H2A14,962
  3. C1/D3,899
  4. J12,736
  5. H2B2,236
  6. F11,059

South Africa · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202532,091
  • 20264,438
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Month20252026Change
January3,5042,542 -27.5%
February3,3521,896 -43.4%
March3,137––
April2,952––
May2,989––
June2,109––
July2,272––
August2,136––
September2,359––
October3,121––
November2,138––
December2,022––

When is it busy? South Africa · B1/B2

Busiest month: October (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Average of 4 full years (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/B2: all published months

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

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YearIssuances
2021 partial1,768
2022 36,329
2023 49,505
2024 44,560
2025 32,091
2026 partial4,438