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Korea, South · L1

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L1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
572

That is 73 more than in January 2026 (499) — +14.6%.

L1 visas made up 9.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+14.6% vs January 2026 (499)+141.4% vs February 2025 (237)

All published months together: 17,986

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Korea, South · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025309
  • Jan 2026499
  • Feb 2026572
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  • Jan 2026 is 190 (61.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 263 (85.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 309499572
Total309499572
Total visas issued
4,106
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · L1
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By month · latest 12 months

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189252209297339257296364523309499572
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 · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,531
  • 20261,071
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January259499 +92.7%
February237572 +141.4%
March189––
April252––
May209––
June297––
July339––
August257––
September296––
October364––
November523––
December309––

When is it busy? Korea, South · L1

Busiest month: January (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.6%). 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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KFY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial870
FY2019 1,655
FY2020 886
FY2021 1,381
FY2022 2,153
FY2023 2,768
FY2024 2,997
FY2025 3,009
FY2026 partial2,267