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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Korea, South · C1/D

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C1/D visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
589

That is 96 more than in January 2026 (493) — ▲ +19.5%.

C1/D visas made up 9.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+19.5% vs January 2026 (493)▲+53.8% vs February 2025 (383)

All published months together: 38,053

Korea, South · C1/D: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20255,303
  • 20261,082
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Month20252026Change
January444493▲ +11.0%
February383589▲ +53.8%
March524––
April566––
May405––
June357––
July497––
August373––
September446––
October476––
November463––
December369––

When is it busy? Korea, South · C1/D

Busiest month: January (10.4% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.4%
9.5%
9.6%
7.6%
8.3%
7.1%
7.9%
8.6%
7.5%
8.5%
8.4%
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 · C1/D: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2017 partial4,131
2018 5,181
2019 5,103
2020 2,456
2021 2,380
2022 2,711
2023 3,948
2024 5,758
2025 5,303
2026 partial1,082

Explore Korea, South by period

Total visas issued
5,558
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · C1/D
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Korea, South · Visa class C1/D · One total per month
  • Dec 2025369
  • Jan 2026493
  • Feb 2026589
Dec 2025
36925% of selected
Jan 2026
49334% of selected
Feb 2026
58941% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 124 (33.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 220 (59.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 369493589
Total369493589