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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
4

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +0.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-60.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 392

South Africa · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202567
  • 20268
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January34▲ +33.3%
February104▼ -60.0%
March7––
April5––
May1––
June5––
July14––
August5––
September8––
October6––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? South Africa · R1

Busiest month: November (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.7%
11.9%
6.7%
3.4%
3.1%
6.2%
7.5%
8.7%
8.5%
9.8%
14.6%
6.0%
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 · R1: 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 '171
May '174
Jun '173
Jul '177
Aug '177
Sep '1710
Oct '174
Nov '170
Dec '173
Jan '181
Feb '186
Mar '182
Apr '18
2
May '182
Jun '183
Jul '185
Aug '182
Sep '182
Oct '181
Nov '182
Dec '187
Jan '196
Feb '194
Mar '193
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '192
Jul '192
Aug '191
Sep '195
Oct '197
Nov '192
Dec '192
Jan '203
Feb '202
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '211
Sep '211
Oct '211
Nov '217
Dec '210
Jan '227
Feb '222
Mar '223
Apr '221
May '222
Jun '223
Jul '220
Aug '2210
Sep '228
Oct '229
Nov '227
Dec '222
Jan '238
Feb '238
Mar '235
Apr '234
May '234
Jun '235
Jul '239
Aug '2311
Sep '232
Oct '237
Nov '236
Dec '235
Jan '246
Feb '245
Mar '241
Apr '244
May '245
Jun '244
Jul '244
Aug '247
Sep '246
Oct '247
Nov '245
Dec '246
Jan '253
Feb '2510
Mar '257
Apr '255
May '251
Jun '255
Jul '2514
Aug '255
Sep '258
Oct '256
Nov '252
Dec '251
Jan '264
Feb '264

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Total visas issued
8
Latest 12 months · South Africa · R1 · September
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South Africa · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
111% of selected
Jan 2026
444% of selected
Feb 2026
444% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 144
Total144