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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Korea, South, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
5,997

That is 147 more than in January 2026 (5,850) — +2.5%.

Quick view · February 2026
+2.5% vs January 2026 (5,850)+51.9% vs February 2025 (3,949)

All published months together: 500,012

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Korea, South · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20256,806
  • Jan 20265,850
  • Feb 20265,997
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  • Jan 2026 is 956 (14.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 809 (11.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 6,8065,8505,997
Total6,8065,8505,997
Total visas issued
5,850
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · January
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B21,291
  2. E2837
  3. L1499
  4. C1/D493
  5. B1480
  6. L2461

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors2,2831,771 +28.9%+512
Temporary workers1,9672,284 -13.9%−317
Transit and crew594494 +20.2%+100
Exchange visitors511591 -13.5%−80
Diplomats and international organizations320183 +74.9%+137
Students252427 -41.0%−175
Other6394 -33.0%−31
Fiancé(e)s and their children76 +16.7%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B21,5001,291 +16.2%+209
B1783480 +63.1%+303
E2676837 -19.2%−161
C1/D589493 +19.5%+96
L1572499 +14.6%+73
L2432461 -6.3%−29
J1346416 -16.8%−70
A2241103 +134.0%+138
F1205341 -39.9%−136
J2165175 -5.7%−10
H1B94199 -52.8%−105
O28957 +56.1%+32
I6284 -26.2%−22
H43654 -33.3%−18
F23217 +88.2%+15
O13056 -46.4%−26
A12937 -21.6%−8
G42229 -24.1%−7
G11712 +41.7%+5
M11569 -78.3%−54
G2112 +450.0%+9
P1853 -84.9%−45
R1821 -61.9%−13
R2720 -65.0%−13
K176 +16.7%+1
C351 +400.0%+4
P250new+5
O3318 -83.3%−15
E124 -50.0%−2
TD21 +100.0%+1
E3D20new+2
CW116 -83.3%−5
P412 -50.0%−1
E2C03 -100.0%−3
H302 -100.0%−2
CW201 -100.0%−1

Korea, South: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202567,726
  • 202611,847
02.5K5K7.5K10KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4,1095,850 +42.4%
February3,9495,997 +51.9%
March4,214––
April5,547––
May6,513––
June6,447––
July8,422––
August6,252––
September4,405––
October4,391––
November6,671––
December6,806––

When is it busy? Korea, South

Busiest month: July (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.5%). 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020K40K60K80K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial60,469
2019 76,220
2020 26,973
2021 49,701
2022 61,995
2023 71,066
2024 74,015
2025 67,726
2026 partial11,847