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South Africa · B2

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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B2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
0

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — -100.0%.

B2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-100.0% vs January 2026 (2)-100.0% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 195

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South Africa · Visa class B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 120
Total120
Total visas issued
67
Latest 12 months · South Africa · B2

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32421101362312–
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 · B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202582
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January82 -75.0%
February90 -100.0%
March3––
April2––
May4––
June21––
July10––
August13––
September6––
October2––
November3––
December1––

When is it busy? South Africa · B2

Busiest month: March (16.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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 · B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02550751002019partial20202021partial20222023202420252026partial

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

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2019 partial25
2020 4
2021 partial4
2022 32
2023 15
2024 31
2025 82
2026 partial2