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Johannesburg · South Africa · January 2024
Visas issued at Johannesburg in January 2024
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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,101 | 65.1% | 1,354 | 1,922 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 357 | 11.1% | 69 | 179 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 202 | 6.3% | 90 | 131 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 149 | 4.6% | 96 | 138 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 115 | 3.6% | 126 | 55 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 72 | 2.2% | 29 | 38 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 43 | 1.3% | 28 | 25 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 0.9% | 21 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 28 | 0.9% | 23 | 33 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 20 | 0.6% | 6 | 21 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 19 | 0.6% | 17 | 62 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 16 | 0.5% | 0 | 10 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 9 | 0.3% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 10 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 6 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.2% | 18 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 19 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 26 | 64 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 32 | 33.7% | 69 | 11 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 14 | 14.7% | 12 | 10 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 14.7% | 29 | 16 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 11.6% | 30 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 7.4% | 15 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 6.3% | 0 | 16 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 4.2% | 10 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 4.2% | 7 | 3 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 1 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 1.1% | 8 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Johannesburg | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,227 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +65% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +16% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 95 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 9 days; F, M, J 9 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Johannesburg issue in January 2024?
3,227 nonimmigrant visas and 95 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 64th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Johannesburg?
December 2023: 1,959 nonimmigrant visas (+65% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 2,770 (+16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,101 (65.1%), H2A 357 (11.1%), C1/D 202 (6.3%), J1 149 (4.6%), F1 115 (3.6%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.