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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · K1

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K1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
4

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +300.0%.

K1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+300.0% vs January 2026 (1)▲+33.3% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 906

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South Africa · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
117% of selected
Jan 2026
117% of selected
Feb 2026
467% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 114
Total114

South Africa · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202554
  • 20265
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January41▼ -75.0%
February34▲ +33.3%
March6––
April9––
May5––
June9––
July4––
August3––
September3––
October4––
November3––
December1––

When is it busy? South Africa · K1

Busiest month: February (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.1%
12.0%
8.3%
8.8%
5.1%
7.0%
7.5%
9.8%
8.8%
6.2%
8.9%
6.5%
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 · K1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1713
Apr '177
May '178
Jun '176
Jul '1710
Aug '179
Sep '175
Oct '1714
Nov '177
Dec '179
Jan '184
Feb '188
Mar '1811
Apr '1811
May '189
Jun '1810
Jul '183
Aug '188
Sep '1820
Oct '1810
Nov '185
Dec '1812
Jan '199
Feb '1917
Mar '1910
Apr '1922
May '1912
Jun '1928
Jul '1919
Aug '1917
Sep '196
Oct '199
Nov '1915
Dec '1910
Jan '2014
Feb '208
Mar '208
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '203
Dec '206
Jan '218
Feb '214
Mar '212
Apr '219
May '216
Jun '214
Jul '2117
Aug '2116
Sep '2119
Oct '2111
Nov '2119
Dec '212
Jan '2216
Feb '2212
Mar '225
Apr '222
May '222
Jun '222
Jul '224
Aug '226
Sep '226
Oct '223
Nov '226
Dec '221
Jan '232
Feb '2312
Mar '235
Apr '2311
May '234
Jun '230
Jul '239
Aug '2323
Sep '237
Oct '238
Nov '2315
Dec '2311
Jan '246
Feb '2429
Mar '248
Apr '2411
May '247
Jun '2411
Jul '2414
Aug '2417
Sep '2417
Oct '2410
Nov '248
Dec '247
Jan '254
Feb '253
Mar '256
Apr '259
May '255
Jun '259
Jul '254
Aug '253
Sep '253
Oct '254
Nov '253
Dec '251
Jan '261
Feb '264

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