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Korea, South · B1
Visa class as printed by the State Department
B1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
783
That is 303 more than in January 2026 (480) — +63.1%.
B1 visas made up 13.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.2% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
+63.1% vs January 2026 (480)+78200.0% vs February 2025 (1)
All published months together: 3,727
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Korea, South · Visa class B1 · One total per month
- Dec 20251,099
- Jan 2026480
- Feb 2026783
Dec 2025
1,09947% of selected
Jan 2026
48020% of selected
Feb 2026
78333% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 619 (56.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 316 (28.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 1,099 | 480 | 783 |
| Total | 1,099 | 480 | 783 |
Total visas issued
3,656
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · B1
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Korea, South · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 20252,395
- 20261,263
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 480 | +47900.0% |
| February | 1 | 783 | +78200.0% |
| March | 4 | – | – |
| April | 2 | – | – |
| May | 0 | – | – |
| June | 6 | – | – |
| July | 0 | – | – |
| August | 0 | – | – |
| September | 0 | – | – |
| October | 70 | – | – |
| November | 1,212 | – | – |
| December | 1,099 | – | – |
When is it busy? Korea, South · B1
Busiest month: November (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: September (2.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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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 · B1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 1 |
| Nov '18 | 0 |
| Dec '18 | 3 |
| Jan '19 | 0 |
| Feb '19 | 0 |
| Mar '19 | 0 |
| Apr '19 | 3 |
| May '19 | 1 |
| Jun '19 | 1 |
| Jul '19 | 1 |
| Aug '19 | 1 |
| Sep '19 | 2 |
| Oct '19 | 2 |
| Nov '19 | 0 |
| Dec '19 | 0 |
| Jan '20 | 4 |
| Feb '20 | 4 |
| Mar '20 | 0 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 2 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 1 |
| Aug '20 | 1 |
| Sep '20 | 0 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 5 |
| Dec '20 | 0 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 1 |
| Mar '21 | 0 |
| Apr '21 | 2 |
| May '21 | 0 |
| Jun '21 | 0 |
| Jul '21 | 0 |
| Aug '21 | 1 |
| Sep '21 | 0 |
| Oct '21 | 0 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 0 |
| Jan '22 | 2 |
| Feb '22 | 0 |
| Mar '22 | 0 |
| Apr '22 | 0 |
| May '22 | 0 |
| Jun '22 | 1 |
| Jul '22 | 3 |
| Aug '22 | 0 |
| Sep '22 | 0 |
| Oct '22 | 1 |
| Nov '22 | 2 |
| Dec '22 | 1 |
| Jan '23 | 0 |
| Feb '23 | 2 |
| Mar '23 | 1 |
| Apr '23 | 0 |
| May '23 | 1 |
| Jun '23 | 1 |
| Jul '23 | 1 |
| Aug '23 | 1 |
| Sep '23 | 0 |
| Oct '23 | 0 |
| Nov '23 | 1 |
| Dec '23 | 0 |
| Jan '24 | 1 |
| Feb '24 | 0 |
| Mar '24 | 3 |
| Apr '24 | 0 |
| May '24 | 4 |
| Jun '24 | 1 |
| Jul '24 | 1 |
| Aug '24 | 1 |
| Sep '24 | 0 |
| Oct '24 | 3 |
| Nov '24 | 1 |
| Dec '24 | 0 |
| Jan '25 | 1 |
| Feb '25 | 1 |
| Mar '25 | 4 |
| Apr '25 | 2 |
| May '25 | 0 |
| Jun '25 | 6 |
| Jul '25 | 0 |
| Aug '25 | 0 |
| Sep '25 | 0 |
| Oct '25 | 70 |
| Nov '25 | 1,212 |
| Dec '25 | 1,099 |
| Jan '26 | 480 |
| Feb '26 | 783 |