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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
1,896

That is 646 fewer than in January 2026 (2,542) — ▼ -25.4%.

B1/B2 visas made up 31.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 48.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-25.4% vs January 2026 (2,542)▼-43.4% vs February 2025 (3,352)

All published months together: 319,820

South Africa · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202532,091
  • 20264,438
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Month20252026Change
January3,5042,542▼ -27.5%
February3,3521,896▼ -43.4%
March3,137––
April2,952––
May2,989––
June2,109––
July2,272––
August2,136––
September2,359––
October3,121––
November2,138––
December2,022––

When is it busy? South Africa · B1/B2

Busiest month: November (13.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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 · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174,424
Apr '173,666
May '174,004
Jun '174,363
Jul '174,400
Aug '174,309
Sep '174,352
Oct '174,332
Nov '174,225
Dec '172,803
Jan '183,213
Feb '183,653
Mar '18
4,382
Apr '184,590
May '185,252
Jun '185,557
Jul '185,119
Aug '185,225
Sep '183,611
Oct '184,830
Nov '183,751
Dec '181,970
Jan '192,540
Feb '193,700
Mar '194,703
Apr '194,624
May '194,317
Jun '193,822
Jul '193,830
Aug '193,777
Sep '194,154
Oct '195,329
Nov '193,948
Dec '192,353
Jan '204,109
Feb '204,302
Mar '202,441
Apr '2010
May '2041
Jun '2017
Jul '2040
Aug '2022
Sep '2034
Oct '2078
Nov '20134
Dec '20105
Jan '21100
Feb '2145
Mar '2159
Apr '2166
May '2165
Jun '2179
Jul '2179
Aug '2179
Sep '2196
Oct '21174
Nov '211,471
Dec '21123
Jan '221,756
Feb '221,848
Mar '222,366
Apr '221,832
May '222,503
Jun '222,663
Jul '222,568
Aug '224,116
Sep '224,092
Oct '225,143
Nov '224,840
Dec '222,602
Jan '234,042
Feb '234,104
Mar '234,573
Apr '234,092
May '234,689
Jun '234,310
Jul '234,419
Aug '235,103
Sep '234,330
Oct '233,854
Nov '233,556
Dec '232,433
Jan '243,755
Feb '243,691
Mar '243,402
Apr '244,546
May '243,788
Jun '243,620
Jul '245,038
Aug '244,334
Sep '243,665
Oct '243,852
Nov '242,836
Dec '242,033
Jan '253,504
Feb '253,352
Mar '253,137
Apr '252,952
May '252,989
Jun '252,109
Jul '252,272
Aug '252,136
Sep '252,359
Oct '253,121
Nov '252,138
Dec '252,022
Jan '262,542
Feb '261,896

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Total visas issued
2,022
Latest 12 months · South Africa · B1/B2 · December
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South Africa · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,022
  • Jan 20262,542
  • Feb 20261,896
Dec 2025
2,02231% of selected
Jan 2026
2,54239% of selected
Feb 2026
1,89629% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 520 (25.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 126 (6.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2,0222,5421,896
Total2,0222,5421,896