Korea, South · F1

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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: 146,291

Korea, South · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202511,589
2026546

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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.

5.3%

2.6%

3.0%

4.7%

12.2%

16.5%

23.7%

12.4%

1.9%

2.9%

5.2%

9.7%

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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 · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	777
Apr '17	668
May '17	2,460
Jun '17	4,252
Jul '17	4,882
Aug '17	2,539
Sep '17	618
Oct '17	345
Nov '17	1,159
Dec '17	2,209
Jan '18	1,320
Feb '18	480
Mar '18	793

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	879	341	205
Total	879	341	205

Korea, South · F1

Korea, South · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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