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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · A3

3,850 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Visa class as printed by the State Department

A3 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
1

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

A3 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 datalast year: no earlier data

All published months together: 77

South Africa · A3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20258
  • 20261
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Month20252026Change
January00–
February01–
March1––
April0––
May0––
June0––
July0––
August0––
September2––
October3––
November2––
December0––

When is it busy? South Africa · A3

Busiest month: September (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: June (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.6%
10.8%
6.3%
10.3%
9.2%
3.2%
8.9%
7.2%
12.9%
7.8%
7.4%
8.3%
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 · A3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '171
Aug '172
Sep '170
Oct '172
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '181
Feb '181
Mar '180
Apr '18
0
May '181
Jun '180
Jul '181
Aug '182
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '181
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '192
May '190
Jun '191
Jul '197
Aug '190
Sep '196
Oct '193
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '200
Mar '202
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '212
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '212
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '211
Jan '220
Feb '223
Mar '221
Apr '225
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '221
Sep '220
Oct '221
Nov '220
Dec '220
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '231
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '231
Sep '230
Oct '230
Nov '231
Dec '231
Jan '241
Feb '241
Mar '240
Apr '240
May '240
Jun '241
Jul '240
Aug '240
Sep '241
Oct '240
Nov '240
Dec '241
Jan '250
Feb '250
Mar '251
Apr '250
May '250
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '252
Oct '253
Nov '252
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '261

Explore South Africa by period

Total visas issued
9
Latest 12 months · South Africa · A3
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South Africa · Visa class A3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
1100% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 higher than Dec 2025.
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