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South Africa · A2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of South Africa
Creator: Visa Status

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A2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026

That is 30 more than in January 2026 (8) — +375.0%.

A2 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

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+375.0% vs January 2026 (8)+137.5% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 2,786

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South Africa · Visa class A2 · One total per month

Dec 20256
Jan 20268
Feb 202638

Dec 2025

612% of selected

Jan 2026

815% of selected

Feb 2026

3873% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 2 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 32 (533.3%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	8	38
Total	6	8	38

South Africa · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025221
202646

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	12	8	-33.3%
February	16	38	+137.5%
March	16	–	–
April	14	–	–
May	33	–	–
June	18	–	–
July	29	–	–
August	16	–	–
September	20	–	–
October	29	–	–
November	12	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? South Africa · A2

Busiest month: September (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: January (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.8%

11.1%

7.7%

6.2%

9.4%

6.6%

8.3%

9.1%

13.2%

9.8%

6.6%

6.1%

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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 · A2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	64
Apr '17	43
May '17	51
Jun '17	62
Jul '17	59
Aug '17	39
Sep '17	54
Oct '17	37
Nov '17	19
Dec '17	14
Jan '18	16
Feb '18	28
Mar '18	33
Apr '18	34
May '18	52
Jun '18	38
Jul '18	43
Aug '18	48
Sep '18	36
Oct '18	69
Nov '18	24
Dec '18	26
Jan '19	14
Feb '19	37
Mar '19	39
Apr '19	30
May '19	30
Jun '19	39
Jul '19	33
Aug '19	40
Sep '19	57
Oct '19	40
Nov '19	14
Dec '19	15
Jan '20	20
Feb '20	33
Mar '20	6
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	3
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	5
Nov '20	3
Dec '20	5
Jan '21	2
Feb '21	5
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	2
May '21	10
Jun '21	4
Jul '21	4
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	16
Oct '21	7
Nov '21	14
Dec '21	16
Jan '22	5
Feb '22	13
Mar '22	34
Apr '22	24
May '22	39
Jun '22	39
Jul '22	37
Aug '22	46
Sep '22	142
Oct '22	30
Nov '22	47
Dec '22	26
Jan '23	7
Feb '23	27
Mar '23	28
Apr '23	27
May '23	52
Jun '23	32
Jul '23	42
Aug '23	24
Sep '23	33
Oct '23	31
Nov '23	18
Dec '23	7
Jan '24	6
Feb '24	15
Mar '24	37
Apr '24	34
May '24	13
Jun '24	10
Jul '24	26
Aug '24	61
Sep '24	37
Oct '24	23
Nov '24	6
Dec '24	7
Jan '25	12
Feb '25	16
Mar '25	16
Apr '25	14
May '25	33
Jun '25	18
Jul '25	29
Aug '25	16
Sep '25	20
Oct '25	29
Nov '25	12
Dec '25	6
Jan '26	8
Feb '26	38

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South Africa · Visa class A2 · One total per month

Dec 20256
Jan 20268
Feb 202638

Dec 2025

612% of selected

Jan 2026

815% of selected

Feb 2026

3873% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 2 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 32 (533.3%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	8	38
Total	6	8	38

South Africa · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025221
202646

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	12	8	-33.3%
February	16	38	+137.5%
March	16	–	–
April	14	–	–
May	33	–	–
June	18	–	–
July	29	–	–
August	16	–	–
September	20	–	–
October	29	–	–
November	12	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? South Africa · A2

Busiest month: September (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: January (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.8%

11.1%

7.7%

6.2%

9.4%

6.6%

8.3%

9.1%

13.2%

9.8%

6.6%

6.1%

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South Africa · A2: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	64
Apr '17	43
May '17	51
Jun '17	62
Jul '17	59
Aug '17	39
Sep '17	54
Oct '17	37
Nov '17	19
Dec '17	14
Jan '18	16
Feb '18	28
Mar '18	33
Apr '18	34
May '18	52
Jun '18	38
Jul '18	43
Aug '18	48
Sep '18	36
Oct '18	69
Nov '18	24
Dec '18	26
Jan '19	14
Feb '19	37
Mar '19	39
Apr '19	30
May '19	30
Jun '19	39
Jul '19	33
Aug '19	40
Sep '19	57
Oct '19	40
Nov '19	14
Dec '19	15
Jan '20	20
Feb '20	33
Mar '20	6
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	3
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	5
Nov '20	3
Dec '20	5
Jan '21	2
Feb '21	5
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	2
May '21	10
Jun '21	4
Jul '21	4
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	16
Oct '21	7
Nov '21	14
Dec '21	16
Jan '22	5
Feb '22	13
Mar '22	34
Apr '22	24
May '22	39
Jun '22	39
Jul '22	37
Aug '22	46
Sep '22	142
Oct '22	30
Nov '22	47
Dec '22	26
Jan '23	7
Feb '23	27
Mar '23	28
Apr '23	27
May '23	52
Jun '23	32
Jul '23	42
Aug '23	24
Sep '23	33
Oct '23	31
Nov '23	18
Dec '23	7
Jan '24	6
Feb '24	15
Mar '24	37
Apr '24	34
May '24	13
Jun '24	10
Jul '24	26
Aug '24	61
Sep '24	37
Oct '24	23
Nov '24	6
Dec '24	7
Jan '25	12
Feb '25	16
Mar '25	16
Apr '25	14
May '25	33
Jun '25	18
Jul '25	29
Aug '25	16
Sep '25	20
Oct '25	29
Nov '25	12
Dec '25	6
Jan '26	8
Feb '26	38

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