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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · O3

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O3 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
1

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (9) — ▼ -88.9%.

O3 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-88.9% vs January 2026 (9)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 621

South Africa · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202571
  • 202610
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January129▼ -25.0%
February31▼ -66.7%
March1––
April13––
May5––
June12––
July3––
August9––
September4––
October0––
November1––
December8––

When is it busy? South Africa · O3

Busiest month: January (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.1%
9.6%
6.2%
9.7%
4.6%
7.9%
8.5%
11.1%
10.0%
2.7%
7.7%
7.0%
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 · O3: 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 '173
Apr '172
May '173
Jun '178
Jul '171
Aug '1718
Sep '1710
Oct '174
Nov '178
Dec '176
Jan '187
Feb '1810
Mar '188
Apr '18
1
May '184
Jun '184
Jul '1810
Aug '1813
Sep '1814
Oct '183
Nov '186
Dec '1810
Jan '1915
Feb '1910
Mar '197
Apr '197
May '194
Jun '198
Jul '1912
Aug '198
Sep '197
Oct '191
Nov '196
Dec '198
Jan '2018
Feb '207
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '203
Aug '204
Sep '203
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '216
Feb '211
Mar '211
Apr '218
May '212
Jun '211
Jul '212
Aug '215
Sep '217
Oct '211
Nov '2111
Dec '210
Jan '2210
Feb '223
Mar '226
Apr '226
May '2212
Jun '2215
Jul '223
Aug '229
Sep '223
Oct '228
Nov '2216
Dec '2214
Jan '236
Feb '2315
Mar '236
Apr '237
May '233
Jun '232
Jul '237
Aug '2310
Sep '232
Oct '230
Nov '232
Dec '230
Jan '240
Feb '241
Mar '245
Apr '247
May '240
Jun '246
Jul '246
Aug '243
Sep '2410
Oct '242
Nov '242
Dec '244
Jan '2512
Feb '253
Mar '251
Apr '2513
May '255
Jun '2512
Jul '253
Aug '259
Sep '254
Oct '250
Nov '251
Dec '258
Jan '269
Feb '261

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South Africa · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 20269
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
844% of selected
Jan 2026
950% of selected
Feb 2026
16% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (12.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (87.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 891
Total891