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South Africa · H4

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H4 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
123

That is 51 more than in January 2026 (72) — +70.8%.

H4 visas made up 2.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+70.8% vs January 2026 (72)+19.4% vs February 2025 (103)

All published months together: 3,489

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South Africa · Visa class H4 · One total per month
  • Dec 202546
  • Jan 202672
  • Feb 2026123
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  • Jan 2026 is 26 (56.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 77 (167.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 4672123
Total4672123
Total visas issued
1,017
Latest 12 months · South Africa · H4
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207188907868523232294672123
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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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 · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025978
  • 2026195
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5372 +35.8%
February103123 +19.4%
March207––
April188––
May90––
June78––
July68––
August52––
September32––
October32––
November29––
December46––

When is it busy? South Africa · H4

Busiest month: March (18.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.5%). 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 · H4: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial35
2019 269
2020 103
2021 76
2022 423
2023 666
2024 744
2025 978
2026 partial195