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Johannesburg · South Africa · January 2025
Visas issued at Johannesburg in January 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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,783 | 54.4% | 1,035 | 2,101 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 697 | 21.3% | 78 | 357 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 228 | 7% | 116 | 202 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 131 | 4% | 24 | 72 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 122 | 3.7% | 71 | 149 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 99 | 3% | 111 | 115 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 36 | 1.1% | 31 | 43 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 29 | 0.9% | 27 | 28 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 28 | 0.9% | 2 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 0.7% | 37 | 28 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 13 | 0.4% | 7 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.4% | 3 | 9 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 0.4% | 10 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0.3% | 4 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 13 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 16 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 18 | 19.4% | 12 | 32 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 17.2% | 12 | 14 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 11 | 11.8% | 18 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 11.8% | 9 | 11 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 9.7% | 11 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 7.5% | 11 | 4 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 4.3% | 8 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 4.3% | 6 | 14 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 3.2% | 1 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 2.2% | 3 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 2.2% | 11 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| January 2025 | Johannesburg | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,279 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +103% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +2% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 93 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 14 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 14 days.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Johannesburg page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Johannesburg issue in January 2025?
3,279 nonimmigrant visas and 93 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 59th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Johannesburg?
December 2024: 1,619 nonimmigrant visas (+103% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 3,227 (+2%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,783 (54.4%), H2A 697 (21.3%), C1/D 228 (7%), H2B 131 (4%), J1 122 (3.7%).
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 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.