South Africa · B1

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

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

B1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026

That is 27 fewer than in January 2026 (77) — -35.1%.

B1 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-35.1% vs January 2026 (77)+163.2% vs February 2025 (19)

All published months together: 2,882

South Africa · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025439
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	19	77	+305.3%
February	19	50	+163.2%
March	5	–	–
April	14	–	–
May	22	–	–
June	23	–	–
July	20	–	–
August	31	–	–
September	33	–	–
October	104	–	–
November	86	–	–
December	63	–	–

When is it busy? South Africa · B1

Busiest month: October (18.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%

7.4%

6.6%

5.3%

6.9%

4.6%

7.2%

7.5%

7.9%

18.8%

10.9%

9.0%

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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 · B1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	41
Apr '17	38
May '17	42
Jun '17	16
Jul '17	23
Aug '17	18
Sep '17	31
Oct '17	39
Nov '17	39
Dec '17	14
Jan '18	25
Feb '18	24
Mar '18	30

South Africa · B1

South Africa · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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