South Africa · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of South Africa
Creator: Visa Status

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Updated: data through February 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State · Unofficial

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (14) — +0.0%.

H1B visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+0.0% vs January 2026 (14)+75.0% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 1,493

South Africa · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025191
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	23	14	-39.1%
February	8	14	+75.0%
March	12	–	–
April	8	–	–
May	8	–	–
June	17	–	–
July	15	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	22	–	–
October	23	–	–
November	14	–	–
December	26	–	–

When is it busy? South Africa · H1B

Busiest month: January (15.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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4.8%

4.5%

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8.2%

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8.4%

13.1%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	7
Apr '17	7
May '17	11
Jun '17	11
Jul '17	7
Aug '17	7
Sep '17	21
Oct '17	11
Nov '17	10
Dec '17	29
Jan '18	16
Feb '18	9
Mar '18	12

South Africa · H1B

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