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F1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
205
That is 136 fewer than in January 2026 (341) — -39.9%.
F1 visas made up 3.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.8% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
-39.9% vs January 2026 (341)-21.2% vs February 2025 (260)
All published months together: 109,136
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Korea, South · Visa class F1 · One total per month
- Dec 2025879
- Jan 2026341
- Feb 2026205
Dec 2025
87962% of selected
Jan 2026
34124% of selected
Feb 2026
20514% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 538 (61.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 674 (76.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 879 | 341 | 205 |
| Total | 879 | 341 | 205 |
Total visas issued
1,595
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · F1 · August
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Korea, South · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
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- 202511,589
- 2026546
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 384 | 341 | -11.2% |
| February | 260 | 205 | -21.2% |
| March | 354 | – | – |
| April | 838 | – | – |
| May | 2,017 | – | – |
| June | 1,931 | – | – |
| July | 2,412 | – | – |
| August | 1,595 | – | – |
| September | 190 | – | – |
| October | 228 | – | – |
| November | 501 | – | – |
| December | 879 | – | – |
When is it busy? Korea, South · F1
Busiest month: July (23.7% of a typical year). Quietest: September (1.9%). 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 · F1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 400 |
| Nov '18 | 940 |
| Dec '18 | 2,225 |
| Jan '19 | 1,363 |
| Feb '19 | 565 |
| Mar '19 | 644 |
| Apr '19 | 862 |
| May '19 | 3,006 |
| Jun '19 | 3,272 |
| Jul '19 | 4,315 |
| Aug '19 | 2,804 |
| Sep '19 | 411 |
| Oct '19 | 548 |
| Nov '19 | 1,210 |
| Dec '19 | 2,038 |
| Jan '20 | 1,071 |
| Feb '20 | 568 |
| Mar '20 | 328 |
| Apr '20 | 24 |
| May '20 | 116 |
| Jun '20 | 240 |
| Jul '20 | 2,099 |
| Aug '20 | 953 |
| Sep '20 | 256 |
| Oct '20 | 567 |
| Nov '20 | 717 |
| Dec '20 | 1,151 |
| Jan '21 | 275 |
| Feb '21 | 174 |
| Mar '21 | 212 |
| Apr '21 | 555 |
| May '21 | 1,635 |
| Jun '21 | 3,598 |
| Jul '21 | 4,716 |
| Aug '21 | 2,048 |
| Sep '21 | 244 |
| Oct '21 | 595 |
| Nov '21 | 1,265 |
| Dec '21 | 1,548 |
| Jan '22 | 518 |
| Feb '22 | 337 |
| Mar '22 | 419 |
| Apr '22 | 755 |
| May '22 | 1,689 |
| Jun '22 | 3,152 |
| Jul '22 | 3,876 |
| Aug '22 | 3,586 |
| Sep '22 | 330 |
| Oct '22 | 260 |
| Nov '22 | 545 |
| Dec '22 | 1,704 |
| Jan '23 | 762 |
| Feb '23 | 365 |
| Mar '23 | 528 |
| Apr '23 | 1,022 |
| May '23 | 2,211 |
| Jun '23 | 3,731 |
| Jul '23 | 3,567 |
| Aug '23 | 1,158 |
| Sep '23 | 260 |
| Oct '23 | 333 |
| Nov '23 | 585 |
| Dec '23 | 1,411 |
| Jan '24 | 481 |
| Feb '24 | 237 |
| Mar '24 | 378 |
| Apr '24 | 1,113 |
| May '24 | 2,630 |
| Jun '24 | 2,736 |
| Jul '24 | 3,679 |
| Aug '24 | 969 |
| Sep '24 | 236 |
| Oct '24 | 324 |
| Nov '24 | 501 |
| Dec '24 | 1,055 |
| Jan '25 | 384 |
| Feb '25 | 260 |
| Mar '25 | 354 |
| Apr '25 | 838 |
| May '25 | 2,017 |
| Jun '25 | 1,931 |
| Jul '25 | 2,412 |
| Aug '25 | 1,595 |
| Sep '25 | 190 |
| Oct '25 | 228 |
| Nov '25 | 501 |
| Dec '25 | 879 |
| Jan '26 | 341 |
| Feb '26 | 205 |