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South Africa · C1/D

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C1/D visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
392

That is 44 more than in January 2026 (348) — +12.6%.

C1/D visas made up 6.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+12.6% vs January 2026 (348)+16.3% vs February 2025 (337)

All published months together: 22,824

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South Africa · Visa class C1/D · One total per month
  • Dec 2025224
  • Jan 2026348
  • Feb 2026392
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  • Jan 2026 is 124 (55.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 168 (75.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 224348392
Total224348392
Total visas issued
3,899
Latest 12 months · South Africa · C1/D
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296315305199335383401406295224348392
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 · C1/D: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,908
  • 2026740
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January412348 -15.5%
February337392 +16.3%
March296––
April315––
May305––
June199––
July335––
August383––
September401––
October406––
November295––
December224––

When is it busy? South Africa · C1/D

Busiest month: January (10.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.4%). 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 · C1/D: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial568
2019 2,686
2020 754
2021 1,498
2022 4,223
2023 3,926
2024 4,521
2025 3,908
2026 partial740