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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Korea, South · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
346

That is 70 fewer than in January 2026 (416) — ▼ -16.8%.

J1 visas made up 5.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-16.8% vs January 2026 (416)▼-31.6% vs February 2025 (506)

All published months together: 74,196

Korea, South · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,593
  • 2026762
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January515416▼ -19.2%
February506346▼ -31.6%
March418––
April414––
May778––
June685––
July1,068––
August769––
September347––
October347––
November868––
December878––

When is it busy? Korea, South · J1

Busiest month: December (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.4%
7.6%
5.2%
4.7%
7.6%
10.3%
13.8%
8.6%
3.8%
4.8%
9.0%
15.2%
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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 · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17434
Apr '17361
May '17732
Jun '171,443
Jul '171,651
Aug '17757
Sep '17363
Oct '17315
Nov '17896
Dec '171,372
Jan '18884
Feb '18423
Mar '18521
Apr '18498
May '18817
Jun '181,235
Jul '181,651
Aug '18769
Sep '18346
Oct '18331
Nov '18677
Dec '181,638
Jan '19871
Feb '19563
Mar '19442
Apr '19472
May '19926
Jun '191,296
Jul '191,466
Aug '19950
Sep '19398
Oct '19442
Nov '191,075
Dec '191,577
Jan '20816
Feb '20579
Mar '20232
Apr '2010
May '2023
Jun '2031
Jul '20214
Aug '20211
Sep '20112
Oct '20166
Nov '20217
Dec '20412
Jan '21180
Feb '21415
Mar '21248
Apr '21279
May '21387
Jun '21582
Jul '21935
Aug '21606
Sep '21237
Oct '21477
Nov '21890
Dec '21880
Jan '22531
Feb '22558
Mar '22515
Apr '22511
May '22577
Jun '22942
Jul '221,298
Aug '221,220
Sep '22389
Oct '22314
Nov '22582
Dec '221,777
Jan '23877
Feb '23622
Mar '23526
Apr '23485
May '23829
Jun '231,566
Jul '231,303
Aug '23579
Sep '23313
Oct '23426
Nov '23724
Dec '231,629
Jan '24617
Feb '24550
Mar '24369
Apr '24635
May '241,041
Jun '241,038
Jul '241,426
Aug '24526
Sep '24330
Oct '24466
Nov '24719
Dec '241,300
Jan '25515
Feb '25506
Mar '25418
Apr '25414
May '25778
Jun '25685
Jul '251,068
Aug '25769
Sep '25347
Oct '25347
Nov '25868
Dec '25878
Jan '26416
Feb '26346

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Total visas issued
769
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · J1 · August
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Korea, South · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025878
  • Jan 2026416
  • Feb 2026346
Dec 2025
87854% of selected
Jan 2026
41625% of selected
Feb 2026
34621% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 462 (52.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 532 (60.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 878416346
Total878416346