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Johannesburg · South Africa · March 2025
Visas issued at Johannesburg in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2,728 | 57.4% | 1,669 | 1,597 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,336 | 28.1% | 1,971 | 1,591 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 157 | 3.3% | 208 | 118 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 151 | 3.2% | 179 | 154 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 124 | 2.6% | 125 | 113 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 39 | 0.8% | 28 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 26 | 0.5% | 19 | 30 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 24 | 0.5% | 12 | 29 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 24 | 0.5% | 16 | 17 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 20 | 0.4% | 12 | 36 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0.4% | 8 | 12 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.4% | 21 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 11 | 0.2% | 9 | 12 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 11 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 10 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 9 | 0.2% | 11 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 8 | 0.2% | 11 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.1% | 10 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.1% | 10 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 7 | 5 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 22 | 16.4% | 7 | 18 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 19 | 14.2% | 14 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 16 | 11.9% | 20 | 26 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 16 | 11.9% | 34 | 6 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 14 | 10.4% | 11 | 39 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 13 | 9.7% | 5 | 24 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 13 | 9.7% | 18 | 22 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 6% | 8 | 36 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 3.7% | 4 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 3% | 7 | 9 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 4 |
Context
| March 2025 | Johannesburg | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,749 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +9% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +26% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 134 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Johannesburg issue in March 2025?
4,749 nonimmigrant visas and 134 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 48th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Johannesburg?
February 2025: 4,376 nonimmigrant visas (+9% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 3,766 (+26%).
Which classes made up the month?
H2A 2,728 (57.4%), B1/B2 1,336 (28.1%), C1/D 157 (3.3%), J1 151 (3.2%), H2B 124 (2.6%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.