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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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E2 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
676

That is 161 fewer than in January 2026 (837) — ▼ -19.2%.

E2 visas made up 11.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 14.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-19.2% vs January 2026 (837)▲+70.7% vs February 2025 (396)

All published months together: 36,863

Korea, South · E2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20255,583
  • 20261,513
02505007501KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January412837▲ +103.2%
February396676▲ +70.7%
March494––
April419––
May318––
June377––
July599––
August527––
September476––
October285––
November579––
December701––

When is it busy? Korea, South · E2

Busiest month: November (10.4% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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8.4%
9.2%
7.7%
6.3%
7.2%
6.3%
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8.7%
9.1%
10.4%
9.6%
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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 · E2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17166
Apr '17117
May '17152
Jun '17191
Jul '17285
Aug '17188
Sep '17110
Oct '17150
Nov '17180
Dec '17123
Jan '18210
Feb '18167
Mar '18261
Apr '18185
May '18152
Jun '18249
Jul '18190
Aug '18304
Sep '18190
Oct '18173
Nov '18212
Dec '18178
Jan '19258
Feb '19251
Mar '19205
Apr '19297
May '19237
Jun '19187
Jul '19190
Aug '19166
Sep '19172
Oct '19229
Nov '19244
Dec '19148
Jan '20268
Feb '20224
Mar '20206
Apr '2027
May '205
Jun '208
Jul '203
Aug '20158
Sep '20453
Oct '20307
Nov '20318
Dec '20285
Jan '21311
Feb '21233
Mar '21411
Apr '21336
May '21306
Jun '21422
Jul '21163
Aug '21145
Sep '21306
Oct '21290
Nov '21390
Dec '21393
Jan '22248
Feb '22265
Mar '22290
Apr '22295
May '22165
Jun '22203
Jul '22188
Aug '22449
Sep '22210
Oct '22628
Nov '22661
Dec '22307
Jan '23439
Feb '23708
Mar '23639
Apr '23498
May '23500
Jun '23590
Jul '23510
Aug '23644
Sep '23515
Oct '23580
Nov '23508
Dec '23728
Jan '24683
Feb '24672
Mar '24603
Apr '24651
May '24579
Jun '24484
Jul '24479
Aug '24469
Sep '24353
Oct '24363
Nov '24379
Dec '24599
Jan '25412
Feb '25396
Mar '25494
Apr '25419
May '25318
Jun '25377
Jul '25599
Aug '25527
Sep '25476
Oct '25285
Nov '25579
Dec '25701
Jan '26837
Feb '26676

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Total visas issued
701
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · E2 · December
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Korea, South · Visa class E2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025701
  • Jan 2026837
  • Feb 2026676
Dec 2025
70132% of selected
Jan 2026
83738% of selected
Feb 2026
67631% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 136 (19.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 25 (3.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 701837676
Total701837676