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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · B2

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

B2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
0

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -100.0%.

B2 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 (2)▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 1,592

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South Africa · Visa class B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
133% of selected
Jan 2026
267% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 120
Total120

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

compared with
  • 202582
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January82▼ -75.0%
February90▼ -100.0%
March3––
April2––
May4––
June21––
July10––
August13––
September6––
October2––
November3––
December1––

When is it busy? South Africa · B2

Busiest month: November (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: September (2.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.4%
11.7%
13.8%
3.9%
4.6%
12.3%
4.3%
6.9%
2.9%
4.8%
17.0%
8.6%
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 · B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17105
Apr '1732
May '17110
Jun '1759
Jul '1766
Aug '1773
Sep '1731
Oct '1730
Nov '1729
Dec '1719
Jan '1824
Feb '1853
Mar '1884
Apr '1850
May '1877
Jun '1883
Jul '1830
Aug '1820
Sep '1823
Oct '1847
Nov '1836
Dec '1823
Jan '1926
Feb '1936
Mar '1934
Apr '1930
May '1926
Jun '1990
Jul '1924
Aug '1922
Sep '195
Oct '1915
Nov '199
Dec '191
Jan '202
Feb '201
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '212
Dec '212
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '223
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '223
Jul '222
Aug '227
Sep '220
Oct '220
Nov '2216
Dec '220
Jan '230
Feb '235
Mar '235
Apr '231
May '230
Jun '232
Jul '230
Aug '231
Sep '231
Oct '230
Nov '230
Dec '230
Jan '241
Feb '241
Mar '244
Apr '241
May '242
Jun '242
Jul '241
Aug '240
Sep '241
Oct '247
Nov '247
Dec '244
Jan '258
Feb '259
Mar '253
Apr '252
May '254
Jun '2521
Jul '2510
Aug '2513
Sep '256
Oct '252
Nov '253
Dec '251
Jan '262
Feb '260

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3
Latest 12 months · South Africa · B2 · November
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