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    Official DOS data · South Africa · By issuing post

    Visas issued in Cape Town, by month

    In February 2026, the U.S. embassy or consulate in Cape Town, South Africa, issued 2,460 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, it issued 3,157 and 0. That was the 55th most nonimmigrant visas of the 215 posts listed here.

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Cape Town

    2,460 in February 2026, 22% fewer than February 2025 (3,157). 21,101 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Cape Town each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.02k4k6k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20262,460
    Jan 20261,898
    Dec 20251,154
    Nov 20251,169
    Oct 20251,567
    Sep 20251,159
    Aug 20251,237
    Jul 20251,778
    Jun 2025989
    May 20251,576
    Apr 20252,341
    Mar 20253,773
    Feb 20253,157
    Jan 20252,545
    Dec 20241,211
    Nov 20241,328
    Oct 20241,863
    Sep 20241,874
    Aug 20242,265
    Jul 20242,264
    Jun 20241,772
    May 20242,061
    Apr 20242,727
    Mar 20243,633
    Feb 20243,721
    Jan 20242,274
    Dec 20231,311
    Nov 20231,523
    Oct 20231,787
    Sep 20232,125
    Aug 20232,339
    Jul 20231,785
    Jun 20231,848
    May 20232,564
    Apr 20232,107
    Mar 20234,248
    Feb 20233,053
    Jan 20232,526
    Dec 20221,364
    Nov 20221,613
    Oct 20222,323
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor5201,0979,836
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker1,5881,5826,120
    C1/DTransit and crew member901381,117
    J1Exchange visitor68681,027
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker2171881
    F1Academic student1238509
    H4H worker's spouse or child6068423
    B1Business visitor3513403
    L1Intracompany transferee2518203
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child1320180
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker3568
    O1Person of extraordinary ability10560
    B2Tourist01146
    P12330
    R1Religious worker4226
    M1Vocational student1023
    O31018
    C30217
    R20116
    I1115
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child0012
    O22311
    G22110
    P3009
    A2037
    C1Transit057
    F2Academic student's spouse or child007
    Q1116
    P4004
    H3102
    A1002
    E3002
    TD002
    E2Treaty investor001
    H1B1001

    Immigrant visas

    The State Department's monthly reports list no immigrant visas issued at Cape Town since October 2022.

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    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    A post's count is where the visas were issued. Applicants of any nationality can apply at a post, so these counts do not show how many visas went to people from the post's country.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Post, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-post

    Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.

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