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I visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
62

That is 22 fewer than in January 2026 (84) — -26.2%.

I visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-26.2% vs January 2026 (84)+210.0% vs February 2025 (20)

All published months together: 2,208

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Korea, South · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 2025113
  • Jan 202684
  • Feb 202662
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (25.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 51 (45.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1138462
Total1138462
Total visas issued
623
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · I
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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 · I: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025500
  • 2026146
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January384 +2700.0%
February2062 +210.0%
March19––
April22––
May22––
June23––
July135––
August13––
September28––
October36––
November66––
December113––

When is it busy? Korea, South · I

Busiest month: April (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.0%). 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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial60
2019 308
2020 123
2021 179
2022 317
2023 312
2024 263
2025 500
2026 partial146