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Korea, South · J2

Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

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J2 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
165

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (175) — -5.7%.

J2 visas made up 2.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-5.7% vs January 2026 (175)-25.0% vs February 2025 (220)

All published months together: 24,649

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Korea, South · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025258
  • Jan 2026175
  • Feb 2026165
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  • Jan 2026 is 83 (32.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 93 (36.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 258175165
Total258175165
Total visas issued
2,894
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · J2

By month · latest 12 months

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220233332298342282165188236258175165
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 · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,035
  • 2026340
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January261175 -33.0%
February220165 -25.0%
March220––
April233––
May332––
June298––
July342––
August282––
September165––
October188––
November236––
December258––

When is it busy? Korea, South · J2

Busiest month: July (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (4.0%). 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 · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 4,420
FY2020 2,328
FY2021 2,505
FY2022 3,806
FY2023 3,855
FY2024 3,533
FY2025 3,180
FY2026 partial1,022