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Korea, South · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
8

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (21) — -61.9%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-61.9% vs January 2026 (21)-65.2% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 1,512

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Korea, South · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 202621
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 16 (320.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (60.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5218
Total5218
Total visas issued
158
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · R1
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216131713101211215218
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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025169
  • 202629
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Month20252026Change
January1721 +23.5%
February238 -65.2%
March21––
April6––
May13––
June17––
July13––
August10––
September12––
October11––
November21––
December5––

When is it busy? Korea, South · R1

Busiest month: February (10.5% 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 229
FY2020 120
FY2021 184
FY2022 238
FY2023 267
FY2024 229
FY2025 179
FY2026 partial66