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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · A1

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A1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

A1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-80.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 496

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South Africa · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
990% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
110% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (88.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 901
Total901

South Africa · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202578
  • 20261
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January50▼ -100.0%
February51▼ -80.0%
March6––
April1––
May5––
June8––
July11––
August4––
September4––
October10––
November10––
December9––

When is it busy? South Africa · A1

Busiest month: September (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: January (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.8%
7.2%
7.7%
5.7%
6.5%
9.2%
6.6%
5.9%
15.2%
13.0%
6.7%
12.5%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · A1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '178
May '172
Jun '172
Jul '174
Aug '172
Sep '1718
Oct '178
Nov '172
Dec '1717
Jan '184
Feb '181
Mar '180
Apr '187
May '180
Jun '183
Jul '1812
Aug '184
Sep '186
Oct '186
Nov '189
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '193
Mar '193
Apr '197
May '193
Jun '196
Jul '191
Aug '195
Sep '198
Oct '197
Nov '190
Dec '192
Jan '204
Feb '203
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '206
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '208
Nov '202
Dec '206
Jan '211
Feb '212
Mar '2111
Apr '210
May '212
Jun '2115
Jul '211
Aug '210
Sep '2117
Oct '215
Nov '213
Dec '2111
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '227
Apr '2210
May '225
Jun '223
Jul '221
Aug '224
Sep '2210
Oct '224
Nov '225
Dec '2217
Jan '230
Feb '235
Mar '232
Apr '230
May '231
Jun '232
Jul '231
Aug '233
Sep '238
Oct '233
Nov '231
Dec '233
Jan '241
Feb '246
Mar '248
Apr '240
May '243
Jun '246
Jul '244
Aug '242
Sep '2411
Oct '248
Nov '241
Dec '247
Jan '255
Feb '255
Mar '256
Apr '251
May '255
Jun '258
Jul '2511
Aug '254
Sep '254
Oct '2510
Nov '2510
Dec '259
Jan '260
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
6
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