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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
16

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (11) — ▲ +45.5%.

P1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+45.5% vs January 2026 (11)▲+128.6% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 896

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South Africa · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 202611
  • Feb 202616
Dec 2025
413% of selected
Jan 2026
1135% of selected
Feb 2026
1652% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (175.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 12 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 41116
Total41116

South Africa · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202597
  • 202627
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Month20252026Change
January811▲ +37.5%
February716▲ +128.6%
March6––
April4––
May10––
June16––
July3––
August11––
September11––
October11––
November6––
December4––

When is it busy? South Africa · P1

Busiest month: January (19.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

19.7%
10.5%
7.5%
4.3%
6.4%
7.1%
5.6%
9.6%
9.4%
4.3%
9.0%
6.6%
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 · P1: 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 '1715
Apr '172
May '175
Jun '171
Jul '177
Aug '173
Sep '1712
Oct '174
Nov '171
Dec '175
Jan '1815
Feb '1833
Mar '1819
Apr '182
May '181
Jun '185
Jul '185
Aug '1815
Sep '1812
Oct '189
Nov '185
Dec '189
Jan '1914
Feb '195
Mar '193
Apr '193
May '196
Jun '196
Jul '196
Aug '1932
Sep '1926
Oct '192
Nov '1932
Dec '1928
Jan '2018
Feb '205
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '215
Feb '213
Mar '214
Apr '214
May '214
Jun '210
Jul '213
Aug '211
Sep '211
Oct '211
Nov '2110
Dec '212
Jan '2223
Feb '2215
Mar '229
Apr '226
May '223
Jun '227
Jul '222
Aug '224
Sep '226
Oct '224
Nov '225
Dec '225
Jan '2314
Feb '235
Mar '2312
Apr '239
May '2320
Jun '2318
Jul '2327
Aug '239
Sep '237
Oct '231
Nov '234
Dec '234
Jan '2424
Feb '243
Mar '241
Apr '244
May '2410
Jun '2415
Jul '245
Aug '2428
Sep '2428
Oct '245
Nov '2410
Dec '245
Jan '258
Feb '257
Mar '256
Apr '254
May '2510
Jun '2516
Jul '253
Aug '2511
Sep '2511
Oct '2511
Nov '256
Dec '254
Jan '2611
Feb '2616

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