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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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South Africa · R2

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

R2 visas issued to people from South Africa · February 2026
2

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (2) — ▲ +0.0%.

R2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (2)▼-83.3% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 439

South Africa · R2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202567
  • 20264
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January72▼ -71.4%
February122▼ -83.3%
March11––
April5––
May1––
June2––
July12––
August0––
September3––
October8––
November6––
December0––

When is it busy? South Africa · R2

Busiest month: January (15.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (0.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.3%
12.0%
5.0%
3.6%
0.4%
2.0%
9.3%
5.9%
9.7%
12.3%
15.2%
9.5%
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 · R2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '170
May '174
Jun '172
Jul '172
Aug '1711
Sep '175
Oct '172
Nov '170
Dec '1711
Jan '182
Feb '184
Mar '182
Apr '18
0
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '182
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '182
Nov '185
Dec '1814
Jan '192
Feb '1910
Mar '192
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '196
Jul '196
Aug '190
Sep '198
Oct '1916
Nov '193
Dec '191
Jan '206
Feb '203
Mar '200
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 '211
Sep '213
Oct '215
Nov '2111
Dec '211
Jan '229
Feb '224
Mar '222
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '2215
Sep '2217
Oct '2211
Nov '2217
Dec '223
Jan '234
Feb '236
Mar '238
Apr '237
May '231
Jun '230
Jul '2322
Aug '235
Sep '232
Oct '233
Nov '233
Dec '2311
Jan '2411
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '247
May '240
Jun '241
Jul '245
Aug '2410
Sep '2410
Oct '245
Nov '248
Dec '244
Jan '257
Feb '2512
Mar '2511
Apr '255
May '251
Jun '252
Jul '2512
Aug '250
Sep '253
Oct '258
Nov '256
Dec '250
Jan '262
Feb '262

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South Africa · Visa class R2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
250% of selected
Feb 2026
250% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 022
Total022