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South Africa · G4

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

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G4 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (5) — +60.0%.

G4 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

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+60.0% vs January 2026 (5)-69.2% vs February 2025 (26)

All published months together: 1,677

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South Africa · Visa class G4 · One total per month

Dec 202513
Jan 20265
Feb 20268

Dec 2025

1350% of selected

Jan 2026

519% of selected

Feb 2026

831% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 8 (61.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 5 (38.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	13	5	8
Total	13	5	8

South Africa · G4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025182
202613

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	9	5	-44.4%
February	26	8	-69.2%
March	20	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	5	–	–
June	22	–	–
July	11	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	13	–	–
October	14	–	–
November	9	–	–
December	13	–	–

When is it busy? South Africa · G4

Busiest month: August (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%

8.2%

6.9%

8.3%

8.2%

9.5%

10.1%

9.2%

8.9%

8.5%

5.8%

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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 · G4: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	23
Apr '17	18
May '17	21
Jun '17	20
Jul '17	21
Aug '17	22
Sep '17	15
Oct '17	16
Nov '17	8
Dec '17	13
Jan '18	19
Feb '18	10
Mar '18	8
Apr '18	6
May '18	20
Jun '18	11
Jul '18	11
Aug '18	16
Sep '18	14
Oct '18	17
Nov '18	14
Dec '18	7
Jan '19	26
Feb '19	16
Mar '19	21
Apr '19	8
May '19	24
Jun '19	22
Jul '19	21
Aug '19	16
Sep '19	24
Oct '19	21
Nov '19	13
Dec '19	12
Jan '20	12
Feb '20	14
Mar '20	11
Apr '20	0
May '20	7
Jun '20	5
Jul '20	14
Aug '20	15
Sep '20	8
Oct '20	11
Nov '20	6
Dec '20	4
Jan '21	7
Feb '21	3
Mar '21	10
Apr '21	9
May '21	9
Jun '21	14
Jul '21	13
Aug '21	18
Sep '21	5
Oct '21	13
Nov '21	22
Dec '21	15
Jan '22	11
Feb '22	15
Mar '22	26
Apr '22	15
May '22	25
Jun '22	21
Jul '22	15
Aug '22	31
Sep '22	25
Oct '22	19
Nov '22	26
Dec '22	22
Jan '23	21
Feb '23	17
Mar '23	16
Apr '23	24
May '23	18
Jun '23	14
Jul '23	29
Aug '23	20
Sep '23	30
Oct '23	14
Nov '23	18
Dec '23	2
Jan '24	10
Feb '24	19
Mar '24	11
Apr '24	23
May '24	19
Jun '24	15
Jul '24	25
Aug '24	14
Sep '24	26
Oct '24	20
Nov '24	17
Dec '24	10
Jan '25	9
Feb '25	26
Mar '25	20
Apr '25	25
May '25	5
Jun '25	22
Jul '25	11
Aug '25	15
Sep '25	13
Oct '25	14
Nov '25	9
Dec '25	13
Jan '26	5
Feb '26	8

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South Africa · Visa class G4 · One total per month

Dec 202513
Jan 20265
Feb 20268

Dec 2025

1350% of selected

Jan 2026

519% of selected

Feb 2026

831% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 8 (61.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 5 (38.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	13	5	8
Total	13	5	8

South Africa · G4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025182
202613

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	9	5	-44.4%
February	26	8	-69.2%
March	20	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	5	–	–
June	22	–	–
July	11	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	13	–	–
October	14	–	–
November	9	–	–
December	13	–	–

When is it busy? South Africa · G4

Busiest month: August (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%

8.2%

6.9%

8.3%

8.2%

9.5%

10.1%

9.2%

8.9%

8.5%

5.8%

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South Africa · G4: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	23
Apr '17	18
May '17	21
Jun '17	20
Jul '17	21
Aug '17	22
Sep '17	15
Oct '17	16
Nov '17	8
Dec '17	13
Jan '18	19
Feb '18	10
Mar '18	8
Apr '18	6
May '18	20
Jun '18	11
Jul '18	11
Aug '18	16
Sep '18	14
Oct '18	17
Nov '18	14
Dec '18	7
Jan '19	26
Feb '19	16
Mar '19	21
Apr '19	8
May '19	24
Jun '19	22
Jul '19	21
Aug '19	16
Sep '19	24
Oct '19	21
Nov '19	13
Dec '19	12
Jan '20	12
Feb '20	14
Mar '20	11
Apr '20	0
May '20	7
Jun '20	5
Jul '20	14
Aug '20	15
Sep '20	8
Oct '20	11
Nov '20	6
Dec '20	4
Jan '21	7
Feb '21	3
Mar '21	10
Apr '21	9
May '21	9
Jun '21	14
Jul '21	13
Aug '21	18
Sep '21	5
Oct '21	13
Nov '21	22
Dec '21	15
Jan '22	11
Feb '22	15
Mar '22	26
Apr '22	15
May '22	25
Jun '22	21
Jul '22	15
Aug '22	31
Sep '22	25
Oct '22	19
Nov '22	26
Dec '22	22
Jan '23	21
Feb '23	17
Mar '23	16
Apr '23	24
May '23	18
Jun '23	14
Jul '23	29
Aug '23	20
Sep '23	30
Oct '23	14
Nov '23	18
Dec '23	2
Jan '24	10
Feb '24	19
Mar '24	11
Apr '24	23
May '24	19
Jun '24	15
Jul '24	25
Aug '24	14
Sep '24	26
Oct '24	20
Nov '24	17
Dec '24	10
Jan '25	9
Feb '25	26
Mar '25	20
Apr '25	25
May '25	5
Jun '25	22
Jul '25	11
Aug '25	15
Sep '25	13
Oct '25	14
Nov '25	9
Dec '25	13
Jan '26	5
Feb '26	8

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