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.

Country

Year

By year

05200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420

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.

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

Category	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
DV · Diversity lottery	100	290	260	60	90	220	160	290	230	260	260	270	270	310	270	270	160	160	130	130
EB-5 · Investors	150	80	70	0	50	90	100	40	40	30	20	20	30	20	30	30	0	10	10	0
EB-1 · Priority workers	760	820	580	620	590	560	460	410	490	400	420	410	460	310	580	620	450	390	530	1,180
EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)	50	30	40	40	60	40	30	30	30	40	30	40	50	70	110	60	50	40	90	120
EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability	200	270	260	140	220	160	180	140	150	180	110	250	140	210	160	200	380	410	170	240
EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals	530	670	830	350	450	340	230	240	230	280	440	340	400	270	230	390	330	510	410	1,480
F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens	20	10	30	10	20	20	20	20	30	10	20	20	20	30	20	20	30	20	30	30
F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens	20	20	50	20	30	30	20	40	30	30	20	20	30	50	40	10	40	40	20	40
F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)	30	40	80	40	30	50	40	40	40	20	50	20	10	20	10	10	10	20	20	10
F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens	40	20	50	10	30	30	20	20	10	20	30	30	10	20	20	30	20	30	10	10
Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)	230	140	120	110	90	140	120	160	140	130	100	100	110	120	120	120	100	130	170	120
Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)	330	250	210	180	160	200	200	190	220	200	150	160	200	210	210	240	180	160	250	160
Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)	1,390	1,170	890	1,120	830	1,160	840	930	1,070	960	900	910	910	960	940	1,140	930	1,050	1,320	1,020
All together	3,850	3,810	3,470	2,700	2,650	3,040	2,420	2,550	2,710	2,560	2,550	2,590	2,640	2,600	2,740	3,140	2,680	2,970	3,160	4,540

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.