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South Africa · L1

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L1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
56

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (59) — -5.1%.

L1 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-5.1% vs January 2026 (59)+40.0% vs February 2025 (40)

All published months together: 4,783

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South Africa · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202564
  • Jan 202659
  • Feb 202656
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (7.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (12.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 645956
Total645956
Total visas issued
611
Latest 12 months · South Africa · L1
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465041444152515057645956
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 · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025591
  • 2026115
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5559 +7.3%
February4056 +40.0%
March46––
April50––
May41––
June44––
July41––
August52––
September51––
October50––
November57––
December64––

When is it busy? South Africa · L1

Busiest month: January (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.4%). 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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial365
2019 980
2020 179
2021 280
2022 1,082
2023 585
2024 606
2025 591
2026 partial115