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Johannesburg, South Africa

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to South Africa read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved up — the last three months averaged 2,282 against 2,035 for the three before them, a change of 12.1%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 43 against 66 for the three before them, a change of -34.7%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
H2A988
B1/B2804
C1/D645
H2B53
A238
J137
H434
L125
17 other classes109

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR59
EW6
CR11
E31
IR11

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20262,733
January 20262,546
December 20251,568
November 20251,551
October 20252,502
September 20252,053
August 20251,839
July 20251,924
June 20252,029
May 20252,491
April 20253,198
March 20254,749

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202618
January 202621
December 202591
November 202547
October 202567
September 202585
August 2025102
July 202567
June 202589
May 2025120
April 2025142
March 2025134

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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