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South Africa · C1/D
Transit and crew member · For people passing through the U.S. on the way to another country (C-1) and for airline and ship crew members (D).
We update interview appointment wait time information monthly. Average wait times do not guarantee the availability of an appointment.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.
That is 44 more than in January 2026 (348) — +12.6%.
C1/D visas made up 6.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.6% in January 2026).
All published months together: 20,060
Compare months or years
- Dec 2025224
- Jan 2026348
- Feb 2026392
- Jan 2026 is 124 (55.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 168 (75.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 224 | 348 | 392 |
| Total | 224 | 348 | 392 |
South Africa · C1/D: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 20253,908
- 2026740
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 412 | 348 | -15.5% |
| February | 337 | 392 | +16.3% |
| March | 296 | – | – |
| April | 315 | – | – |
| May | 305 | – | – |
| June | 199 | – | – |
| July | 335 | – | – |
| August | 383 | – | – |
| September | 401 | – | – |
| October | 406 | – | – |
| November | 295 | – | – |
| December | 224 | – | – |
When is it busy? South Africa · C1/D
Busiest month: January (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
Average of 5 full years (2020, 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 · C1/D: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '19 | 253 |
| Nov '19 | 194 |
| Dec '19 | 153 |
| Jan '20 | 231 |
| Feb '20 | 238 |
| Mar '20 | 137 |
| Apr '20 | 7 |
| May '20 | 13 |
| Jun '20 | 11 |
| Jul '20 | 17 |
| Aug '20 | 7 |
| Sep '20 | 14 |
| Oct '20 | 23 |
| Nov '20 | 38 |
| Dec '20 | 18 |
| Jan '21 | 41 |
| Feb '21 | 36 |
| Mar '21 | 48 |
| Apr '21 | 55 |
| May '21 | 101 |
| Jun '21 | – |
| Jul '21 | 125 |
| Aug '21 | 102 |
| Sep '21 | 173 |
| Oct '21 | 237 |
| Nov '21 | 266 |
| Dec '21 | 204 |
| Jan '22 | 251 |
| Feb '22 | 244 |
| Mar '22 | 323 |
| Apr '22 | 235 |
| May '22 | 250 |
| Jun '22 | 298 |
| Jul '22 | 398 |
| Aug '22 | 513 |
| Sep '22 | 418 |
| Oct '22 | 553 |
| Nov '22 | 485 |
| Dec '22 | 255 |
| Jan '23 | 364 |
| Feb '23 | 231 |
| Mar '23 | 316 |
| Apr '23 | 351 |
| May '23 | 427 |
| Jun '23 | 332 |
| Jul '23 | 301 |
| Aug '23 | 308 |
| Sep '23 | 325 |
| Oct '23 | 376 |
| Nov '23 | 372 |
| Dec '23 | 223 |
| Jan '24 | 426 |
| Feb '24 | 365 |
| Mar '24 | 331 |
| Apr '24 | 438 |
| May '24 | 321 |
| Jun '24 | 361 |
| Jul '24 | 458 |
| Aug '24 | 471 |
| Sep '24 | 357 |
| Oct '24 | 438 |
| Nov '24 | 305 |
| Dec '24 | 250 |
| Jan '25 | 412 |
| Feb '25 | 337 |
| Mar '25 | 296 |
| Apr '25 | 315 |
| May '25 | 305 |
| Jun '25 | 199 |
| Jul '25 | 335 |
| Aug '25 | 383 |
| Sep '25 | 401 |
| Oct '25 | 406 |
| Nov '25 | 295 |
| Dec '25 | 224 |
| Jan '26 | 348 |
| Feb '26 | 392 |