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Korea, South · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
94

That is 105 fewer than in January 2026 (199) — -52.8%.

H1B visas made up 1.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-52.8% vs January 2026 (199)-13.8% vs February 2025 (109)

All published months together: 14,178

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Korea, South · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025288
  • Jan 2026199
  • Feb 202694
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  • Jan 2026 is 89 (30.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 194 (67.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 28819994
Total28819994
Total visas issued
2,006
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · H1B
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12811017323019016315512415228819994
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B213,712
  2. F111,491
  3. J17,334
  4. E26,288
  5. C1/D5,558
  6. L14,106

Korea, South · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,958
  • 2026293
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Month20252026Change
January136199 +46.3%
February10994 -13.8%
March128––
April110––
May173––
June230––
July190––
August163––
September155––
October124––
November152––
December288––

When is it busy? Korea, South · H1B

Busiest month: December (15.6% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Korea, South · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 2,018
FY2020 1,077
FY2021 1,218
FY2022 2,143
FY2023 2,246
FY2024 2,290
FY2025 2,329
FY2026 partial857