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Cape Town · South Africa · April 2025
Visas issued at Cape Town in April 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,054 | 45% | 1,349 | 1,518 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 684 | 29.2% | 1,943 | 598 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 177 | 7.6% | 97 | 174 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 132 | 5.6% | 110 | 102 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 128 | 5.5% | 93 | 180 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 75 | 3.2% | 71 | 38 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 39 | 1.7% | 46 | 51 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 0.7% | 10 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.3% | 17 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 5 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | Cape Town | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,341 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -38% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -14% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 9 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Cape Town issue in April 2025?
2,341 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 80th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Cape Town?
March 2025: 3,773 nonimmigrant visas (-38% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 2,727 (-14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,054 (45%), H2A 684 (29.2%), J1 177 (7.6%), H2B 132 (5.6%), C1/D 128 (5.5%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.