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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Green cards issued to people from

South Africa

Every year with data, and the category each green card came through. See South Africa visa issuances.

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Green cards issued · 2011
2,600
People from South Africa, fiscal year 2011.

By year

4.5K3.2K3K2.7K3.1K2.7K2.6K2.6K2.6K2.6K2.6K2.7K2.6K2.4K3K

By category · 2011

Select a bar above to change the year, or a category here to look at only that one. DHS prints F2A and F2B together, so they can’t be split.

  1. Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)960
  2. DV · Diversity lottery310
  3. EB-1 · Priority workers310
  4. EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals270
  5. EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability210
  6. Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)210
  7. Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)120
  8. EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)70

By category and year

A dash means DHS did not publish a number (very small or withheld).

Category20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
DV · Diversity lottery1002902606090220160290230260260270270310270270160160130130
EB-5 · Investors150807005090100404030202030203030010100
EB-1 · Priority workers760820580620590

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, by fiscal year. Rounded to the nearest 10. Family, employment and diversity categories only. Unofficial.

2.7K
2.7K
3.5K
3.8K
3.9K
05200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420
F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens
50
  • F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens30
  • EB-5 · Investors20
  • F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)20
  • F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens20
    • 560
    460
    410
    490
    400
    420
    410
    460
    310
    580
    620
    450
    390
    530
    1,180
    EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)503040406040303030403040507011060504090120
    EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability200270260140220160180140150180110250140210160200380410170240
    EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals5306708303504503402302402302804403404002702303903305104101,480
    F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens2010301020202020301020202030202030203030
    F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens2020502030302040303020203050401040402040
    F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)3040804030504040402050201020101010202010
    F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens4020501030302020102030301020203020301010
    Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)23014012011090140120160140130100100110120120120100130170120
    Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)330250210180160200200190220200150160200210210240180160250160
    Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)1,3901,1708901,1208301,1608409301,0709609009109109609401,1409301,0501,3201,020
    All together3,8503,8103,4702,7002,6503,0402,4202,5502,7102,5602,5502,5902,6402,6002,7403,1402,6802,9703,1604,540