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A1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
29

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (37) — -21.6%.

A1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-21.6% vs January 2026 (37)+141.7% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 1,759

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Korea, South · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 202637
  • Feb 202629
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (362.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 21 (262.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 83729
Total83729
Total visas issued
203
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · A1
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817926441356183729
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 · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025229
  • 202666
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January8037 -53.8%
February1229 +141.7%
March8––
April17––
May9––
June26––
July44––
August13––
September5––
October6––
November1––
December8––

When is it busy? Korea, South · A1

Busiest month: July (26.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.3%). 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 · A1: all published months

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01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial30
2019 300
2020 191
2021 214
2022 296
2023 246
2024 187
2025 229
2026 partial66