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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · H2A

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Temporary agricultural worker · For seasonal farm and agricultural work.

H2A visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
3,026

That is 1,341 more than in January 2026 (1,685) — ▲ +79.6%.

H2A visas made up 50.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 31.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+79.6% vs January 2026 (1,685)▼-20.4% vs February 2025 (3,800)

All published months together: 80,691

South Africa · H2A: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202515,582
  • 20264,711
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January1,5311,685▲ +10.1%
February3,8003,026▼ -20.4%
March5,404––
April1,892––
May546––
June319––
July659––
August675––
September310––
October156––
November58––
December232––

When is it busy? South Africa · H2A

Busiest month: March (31.2% of a typical year). Quietest: November (0.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.2%
21.9%
31.2%
15.6%
6.4%
4.8%
4.1%
4.6%
2.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.9%
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 · H2A: 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 '171,099
Apr '17469
May '17198
Jun '17101
Jul '17100
Aug '17139
Sep '1773
Oct '1711
Nov '176
Dec '1710
Jan '18193
Feb '18611
Mar '181,195
Apr '18681
May '18234
Jun '18170
Jul '18142
Aug '18206
Sep '18103
Oct '1832
Nov '1815
Dec '1815
Jan '19242
Feb '19811
Mar '191,417
Apr '191,145
May '19404
Jun '19138
Jul '19178
Aug '19199
Sep '19203
Oct '1948
Nov '1911
Dec '1931
Jan '20375
Feb '201,345
Mar '201,676
Apr '2087
May '20383
Jun '20930
Jul '20303
Aug '20215
Sep '20114
Oct '2026
Nov '206
Dec '2030
Jan '2157
Feb '211,767
Mar '211,809
Apr '211,761
May '21414
Jun '21200
Jul '21292
Aug '21287
Sep '21264
Oct '2170
Nov '2135
Dec '211
Jan '22591
Feb '221,596
Mar '222,548
Apr '222,138
May '221,073
Jun '22376
Jul '22372
Aug '22466
Sep '22317
Oct '22114
Nov '2268
Dec '22164
Jan '23876
Feb '232,378
Mar '235,283
Apr '231,295
May '23795
Jun '23353
Jul '23456
Aug '23638
Sep '23330
Oct '23105
Nov '2382
Dec '23171
Jan '241,315
Feb '244,726
Mar '244,246
Apr '241,593
May '24423
Jun '24392
Jul '24606
Aug '24658
Sep '24401
Oct '24111
Nov '2474
Dec '24191
Jan '251,531
Feb '253,800
Mar '255,404
Apr '251,892
May '25546
Jun '25319
Jul '25659
Aug '25675
Sep '25310
Oct '25156
Nov '2558
Dec '25232
Jan '261,685
Feb '263,026

Explore South Africa by period

Total visas issued
5,404
Latest 12 months · South Africa · H2A · March
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South Africa · Visa class H2A · One total per month
  • Dec 2025232
  • Jan 20261,685
  • Feb 20263,026
Dec 2025
2325% of selected
Jan 2026
1,68534% of selected
Feb 2026
3,02661% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,453 (626.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2,794 (1204.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2321,6853,026
Total2321,6853,026