Korea, South · O1

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

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

O1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026

That is 26 fewer than in January 2026 (56) — -46.4%.

O1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-46.4% vs January 2026 (56)-21.1% vs February 2025 (38)

All published months together: 4,124

Korea, South · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025493
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	40	56	+40.0%
February	38	30	-21.1%
March	39	–	–
April	51	–	–
May	43	–	–
June	47	–	–
July	63	–	–
August	38	–	–
September	31	–	–
October	34	–	–
November	24	–	–
December	45	–	–

When is it busy? Korea, South · O1

Busiest month: August (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.2%

7.4%

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6.4%

6.0%

8.5%

10.7%

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8.3%

9.9%

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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 · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	32
Apr '17	29
May '17	34
Jun '17	28
Jul '17	49
Aug '17	47
Sep '17	37
Oct '17	30
Nov '17	35
Dec '17	31
Jan '18	32
Feb '18	21
Mar '18	29

Korea, South · O1

Korea, South · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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