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South Africa · H2B

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H2B visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
80

That is 23 more than in January 2026 (57) — +40.4%.

H2B visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+40.4% vs January 2026 (57)-63.6% vs February 2025 (220)

All published months together: 12,707

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South Africa · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025114
  • Jan 202657
  • Feb 202680
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  • Jan 2026 is 57 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 34 (29.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1145780
Total1145780
Total visas issued
2,236
Latest 12 months · South Africa · H2B
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27525998381933698474911145780
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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 · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,589
  • 2026137
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Month20252026Change
January27057 -78.9%
February22080 -63.6%
March275––
April259––
May98––
June38––
July19––
August33––
September698––
October474––
November91––
December114––

When is it busy? South Africa · H2B

Busiest month: September (19.8% of a typical year). Quietest: July (0.9%). 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 · H2B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial812
2019 1,835
2020 777
2021 667
2022 1,773
2023 1,847
2024 2,270
2025 2,589
2026 partial137