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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · P4

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P4 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
0

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (1) — ▼ -100.0%.

P4 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (1)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 125

South Africa · P4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202512
  • 20261
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Month20252026Change
January21▼ -50.0%
February00–
March0––
April1––
May1––
June1––
July1––
August3––
September0––
October0––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? South Africa · P4

Busiest month: January (21.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (0.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

21.5%
4.9%
13.6%
6.7%
4.4%
8.6%
4.8%
6.1%
3.3%
0.0%
12.6%
13.6%
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 · P4: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '171
Jul '175
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '186
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '18
2
May '180
Jun '182
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '183
Dec '182
Jan '192
Feb '190
Mar '192
Apr '193
May '191
Jun '191
Jul '190
Aug '191
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '193
Dec '192
Jan '200
Feb '201
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '215
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '214
Dec '212
Jan '226
Feb '221
Mar '223
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '220
Sep '220
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '222
Jan '231
Feb '231
Mar '230
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '235
Jul '234
Aug '232
Sep '231
Oct '230
Nov '230
Dec '230
Jan '248
Feb '241
Mar '240
Apr '240
May '240
Jun '242
Jul '241
Aug '241
Sep '240
Oct '240
Nov '246
Dec '242
Jan '252
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '251
May '251
Jun '251
Jul '251
Aug '253
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '261
Feb '260

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South Africa · Visa class P4 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
267% of selected
Jan 2026
133% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 210
Total210