Visa Status
Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
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Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa south of the Sahara.

48 countries in the data: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Visas issued to people from Sub-Saharan Africa · February 2026
12,836

That is 1,313 more than in January 2026 (11,523) — +11.4%.

Quick view · February 2026
+11.4% vs January 2026 (11,523)-58.1% vs February 2025 (30,662)

All published months together: 1,488,555

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
South Africa6,0235,291 +13.8%+732
Ghana2,1871,898 +15.2%+289
Kenya1,1221,034 +8.5%+88
Zimbabwe616401 +53.6%+215
Ethiopia394545 -27.7%−151
Nigeria334330 +1.2%+4
Cameroon325299 +8.7%+26
Congo, Democratic Republic of the295228 +29.4%+67
Tanzania17781 +118.5%+96
Rwanda166182 -8.8%−16
Madagascar156144 +8.3%+12
Uganda153181 -15.5%−28
Liberia10774 +44.6%+33
Mozambique8169 +17.4%+12
Mauritius70201 -65.2%−131
Senegal6640 +65.0%+26
Malawi4944 +11.4%+5
Zambia4648 -4.2%−2
Gambia, The4011 +263.6%+29
Namibia3834 +11.8%+4
Eswatini3830 +26.7%+8
Angola3636 +0.0%+0
Cote d'Ivoire3134 -8.8%−3
Botswana2342 -45.2%−19
Lesotho2218 +22.2%+4
Cabo Verde2128 -25.0%−7
Chad1912 +58.3%+7
Guinea1724 -29.2%−7
Burundi1720 -15.0%−3
Sudan1716 +6.3%+1
Benin1714 +21.4%+3
Central African Republic164 +300.0%+12
Congo, Republic of the1325 -48.0%−12
Guinea-Bissau124 +200.0%+8
Seychelles107 +42.9%+3
Comoros106 +66.7%+4
Togo912 -25.0%−3
Niger98 +12.5%+1
Sierra Leone97 +28.6%+2
Burkina Faso93 +200.0%+6

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors5,3515,859 -8.7%−508
Temporary workers3,8102,463 +54.7%+1,347
Transit and crew1,4181,195 +18.7%+223
Diplomats and international organizations1,219983 +24.0%+236
Students397434 -8.5%−37
Exchange visitors382400 -4.5%−18
Fiancé(e)s and their children235184 +27.7%+51
Other245 +380.0%+19

Sub-Saharan Africa: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025263,962
  • 202624,359
010K20K30K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January30,64611,523 -62.4%
February30,66212,836 -58.1%
March33,872––
April27,779––
May25,328––
June21,497––
July21,672––
August15,723––
September16,293––
October16,349––
November11,407––
December12,734––

Sub-Saharan Africa: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020K40K60K80KOct'21Feb'22Jun'22Oct'22Feb'23Jun'23Oct'23Feb'24Jun'24Oct'24Feb'25Jun'25Oct'25Feb'26
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MonthIssuances
Oct '219,966
Nov '2114,265
Dec '2110,027
Jan '2213,340
Feb '2221,418
Mar '2232,641
Apr '2235,113
May '2230,193
Jun '2227,275
Jul '2226,289
Aug '2232,450
Sep '2233,043
Oct '2231,490
Nov '2232,424
Dec '2229,523
Jan '2332,857
Feb '2336,746
Mar '2344,523
Apr '2335,332
May '2343,429
Jun '2336,917
Jul '2337,291
Aug '2341,681
Sep '2332,789
Oct '2332,209
Nov '2328,856
Dec '2323,466
Jan '2428,730
Feb '2432,927
Mar '2435,465
Apr '2436,654
May '2436,289
Jun '2432,560
Jul '2438,915
Aug '2435,882
Sep '2433,955
Oct '2431,209
Nov '2426,022
Dec '2426,073
Jan '2530,646
Feb '2530,662
Mar '2533,872
Apr '2527,779
May '2525,328
Jun '2521,497
Jul '2521,672
Aug '2515,723
Sep '2516,293
Oct '2516,349
Nov '2511,407
Dec '2512,734
Jan '2611,523
Feb '2612,836