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South Africa · H2A

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H2A visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
3,026

That is 1,341 more than in January 2026 (1,685) — +79.6%.

H2A visas made up 50.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 31.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+79.6% vs January 2026 (1,685)-20.4% vs February 2025 (3,800)

All published months together: 76,486

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South Africa · Visa class H2A · One total per month
  • Dec 2025232
  • Jan 20261,685
  • Feb 20263,026
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,453 (626.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2,794 (1204.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2321,6853,026
Total2321,6853,026
Total visas issued
14,962
Latest 12 months · South Africa · H2A
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By month · latest 12 months

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5.4K1.9K546319659675310156582321.7K3K
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 · H2A: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202515,582
  • 20264,711
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January1,5311,685 +10.1%
February3,8003,026 -20.4%
March5,404––
April1,892––
May546––
June319––
July659––
August675––
September310––
October156––
November58––
December232––

When is it busy? South Africa · H2A

Busiest month: March (31.0% of a typical year). Quietest: November (0.4%). 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 · H2A: all published months

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05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,598
2019 4,827
2020 5,490
2021 6,957
2022 9,823
2023 12,762
2024 14,736
2025 15,582
2026 partial4,711