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Korea, South · O3

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O3 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
3

That is 15 fewer than in January 2026 (18) — -83.3%.

O3 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-83.3% vs January 2026 (18)-66.7% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 1,269

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Korea, South · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 202618
  • Feb 20263
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (38.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10 (76.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 13183
Total13183
Total visas issued
168
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · O3
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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 · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025171
  • 202621
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Month20252026Change
January1518 +20.0%
February93 -66.7%
March20––
April15––
May17––
June21––
July19––
August13––
September13––
October7––
November9––
December13––

When is it busy? Korea, South · O3

Busiest month: August (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.3%). 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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 171
FY2020 75
FY2021 133
FY2022 261
FY2023 224
FY2024 161
FY2025 194
FY2026 partial50