By fiscal year
76,304 visas were issued to people of South Africa in FY2024. A fiscal year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
| Fiscal year | All visas | B1/B2 | H2A | J1 | C1/D | B2 |
|---|
Visas issued are not approval rates. Source: U.S. Department of State. Unofficial site.
| FY2024 | 76,304 | 45,638 | 14,694 | 3,478 | 4,491 | 13 |
| FY2023 | 80,841 | 52,112 | 12,706 | 3,736 | 4,240 | 30 |
| FY2022 | 49,733 | 25,475 | 9,554 | 2,849 | 3,636 | 20 |
| FY2021 | 13,089 | 981 | 6,897 | 983 | 870 | – |
| FY2020 | 35,550 | 22,616 | 5,508 | 1,916 | 1,274 | 29 |
| FY2019 | 66,331 | 46,540 | 4,816 | 3,791 | 2,684 | 401 |
| FY2018 | 68,950 | 51,964 | 3,562 | 3,188 | 2,504 | 522 |
| FY2017 | 61,839 | 46,427 | 2,800 | 2,677 | 2,378 | 667 |
| FY2016 | 61,273 | 45,240 | 2,335 | 2,353 | 2,990 | 786 |
| FY2015 | 61,997 | 48,432 | 1,947 | 2,034 | 2,304 | 675 |
The five visa types with the most visas over all years are shown. “–” means none were issued.