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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · I

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I visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
3

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (2) — ▲ +50.0%.

I visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+50.0% vs January 2026 (2)▼-25.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 346

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

compared with
  • 202545
  • 20265
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January32▼ -33.3%
February43▼ -25.0%
March4––
April5––
May4––
June2––
July4––
August1––
September8––
October5––
November3––
December2––

When is it busy? South Africa · I

Busiest month: October (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.4%
10.8%
11.0%
6.5%
6.0%
8.8%
5.3%
9.9%
9.2%
12.0%
9.8%
4.4%
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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '177
May '174
Jun '175
Jul '173
Aug '173
Sep '178
Oct '172
Nov '173
Dec '170
Jan '185
Feb '183
Mar '180
Apr '18
3
May '182
Jun '187
Jul '182
Aug '1811
Sep '1810
Oct '185
Nov '184
Dec '182
Jan '190
Feb '193
Mar '195
Apr '195
May '192
Jun '192
Jul '194
Aug '195
Sep '196
Oct '195
Nov '192
Dec '195
Jan '201
Feb '203
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '212
Oct '211
Nov '216
Dec '210
Jan '222
Feb '229
Mar '222
Apr '221
May '220
Jun '221
Jul '221
Aug '225
Sep '221
Oct '2210
Nov '222
Dec '222
Jan '234
Feb '234
Mar '237
Apr '232
May '233
Jun '2314
Jul '234
Aug '233
Sep '231
Oct '235
Nov '232
Dec '230
Jan '242
Feb '241
Mar '244
Apr '245
May '2413
Jun '249
Jul '241
Aug '244
Sep '242
Oct '2410
Nov '242
Dec '240
Jan '253
Feb '254
Mar '254
Apr '255
May '254
Jun '252
Jul '254
Aug '251
Sep '258
Oct '255
Nov '253
Dec '252
Jan '262
Feb '263

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South Africa · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
229% of selected
Jan 2026
229% of selected
Feb 2026
343% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 223
Total223