Korea, South · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Korea, South
Creator: Visa Status

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026

That is 105 fewer than in January 2026 (199) — -52.8%.

H1B visas made up 1.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-52.8% vs January 2026 (199)-13.8% vs February 2025 (109)

All published months together: 16,915

Korea, South · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	136	199	+46.3%
February	109	94	-13.8%
March	128	–	–
April	110	–	–
May	173	–	–
June	230	–	–
July	190	–	–
August	163	–	–
September	155	–	–
October	124	–	–
November	152	–	–
December	288	–	–

When is it busy? Korea, South · H1B

Busiest month: December (15.8% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.4%

6.0%

4.6%

4.8%

7.4%

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8.4%

8.3%

6.9%

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9.8%

15.8%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	94
Apr '17	110
May '17	130
Jun '17	155
Jul '17	131
Aug '17	93
Sep '17	143
Oct '17	131
Nov '17	183
Dec '17	308
Jan '18	202
Feb '18	68
Mar '18	98

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	288	199	94
Total	288	199	94

Korea, South · H1B

Korea, South · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Korea, South · H1B

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