Korea, South · O2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Korea, South
Creator: Visa Status

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O2 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026

That is 32 more than in January 2026 (57) — +56.1%.

O2 visas made up 1.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+56.1% vs January 2026 (57)-8.2% vs February 2025 (97)

All published months together: 3,825

Korea, South · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,243
2026146

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	97	57	-41.2%
February	97	89	-8.2%
March	127	–	–
April	187	–	–
May	113	–	–
June	68	–	–
July	208	–	–
August	155	–	–
September	55	–	–
October	71	–	–
November	32	–	–
December	33	–	–

When is it busy? Korea, South · O2

Busiest month: January (16.5% of a typical year). Quietest: June (2.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.5%

4.3%

13.0%

6.5%

2.9%

2.5%

11.1%

8.5%

9.7%

10.0%

8.6%

6.5%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · O2: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	180
FY2018	124
FY2019	186
FY2020	46
FY2021	9
FY2022	296
FY2023	588
FY2024	728
FY2025	1,386
FY2026 partial	282

Korea, South · O2

Korea, South · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Korea, South · O2

Korea, South · O2: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	33	57	89
Total	33	57	89