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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · G2

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G2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
16

That is 11 more than in January 2026 (5) — ▲ +220.0%.

G2 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+220.0% vs January 2026 (5)▼-27.3% vs February 2025 (22)

All published months together: 1,445

South Africa · G2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025217
  • 202621
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January15▲ +400.0%
February2216▼ -27.3%
March21––
April31––
May5––
June10––
July15––
August24––
September77––
October8––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? South Africa · G2

Busiest month: September (23.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (0.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

2.5%
15.5%
12.6%
5.1%
2.5%
4.8%
7.1%
16.0%
23.3%
6.9%
0.7%
3.0%
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 · G2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1720
Apr '176
May '173
Jun '1710
Jul '176
Aug '1738
Sep '1764
Oct '1716
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '188
Feb '1810
Mar '1831
Apr '18
19
May '1818
Jun '1831
Jul '1824
Aug '1851
Sep '1853
Oct '185
Nov '185
Dec '182
Jan '1914
Feb '1910
Mar '1937
Apr '196
May '1910
Jun '197
Jul '1941
Aug '1914
Sep '1913
Oct '1920
Nov '191
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '2018
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '213
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '211
Aug '213
Sep '216
Oct '217
Nov '210
Dec '216
Jan '220
Feb '222
Mar '221
Apr '229
May '221
Jun '224
Jul '2213
Aug '2267
Sep '22100
Oct '2210
Nov '221
Dec '220
Jan '236
Feb '2333
Mar '2356
Apr '2317
May '239
Jun '2311
Jul '2312
Aug '2338
Sep '2368
Oct '232
Nov '231
Dec '231
Jan '241
Feb '245
Mar '2415
Apr '245
May '241
Jun '248
Jul '242
Aug '2432
Sep '2427
Oct '247
Nov '241
Dec '240
Jan '251
Feb '2522
Mar '2521
Apr '2531
May '255
Jun '2510
Jul '2515
Aug '2524
Sep '2577
Oct '258
Nov '252
Dec '251
Jan '265
Feb '2616

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Total visas issued
21
Latest 12 months · South Africa · G2 · March
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South Africa · Visa class G2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 202616
Dec 2025
15% of selected
Jan 2026
523% of selected
Feb 2026
1673% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 15 (1500.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1516
Total1516