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Korea, South · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
8

That is 45 fewer than in January 2026 (53) — -84.9%.

P1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-84.9% vs January 2026 (53)-82.2% vs February 2025 (45)

All published months together: 7,659

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Korea, South · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202545
  • Jan 202653
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (17.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 37 (82.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 45538
Total45538
Total visas issued
1,462
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · P1
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By month · latest 12 months

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9017672103391136229887145538
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 · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 20251,495
  • 202661
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4953 +8.2%
February458 -82.2%
March90––
April176––
May72––
June103––
July391––
August136––
September229––
October88––
November71––
December45––

When is it busy? Korea, South · P1

Busiest month: January (13.6% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.8%). 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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 1,283
FY2020 524
FY2021 145
FY2022 1,299
FY2023 1,322
FY2024 1,372
FY2025 1,449
FY2026 partial265