Korea, South · O3

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

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O3 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026

That is 15 fewer than in January 2026 (18) — -83.3%.

O3 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-83.3% vs January 2026 (18)-66.7% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 1,554

Korea, South · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025171
202621

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	15	18	+20.0%
February	9	3	-66.7%
March	20	–	–
April	15	–	–
May	17	–	–
June	21	–	–
July	19	–	–
August	13	–	–
September	13	–	–
October	7	–	–
November	9	–	–
December	13	–	–

When is it busy? Korea, South · O3

Busiest month: August (12.2% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.5%

7.9%

9.0%

7.8%

8.4%

6.6%

7.9%

12.2%

10.1%

6.7%

7.4%

6.7%

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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 · O3: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	14
Apr '17	17
May '17	23
Jun '17	9
Jul '17	20
Aug '17	9
Sep '17	13
Oct '17	9
Nov '17	13
Dec '17	15
Jan '18	6
Feb '18	5
Mar '18	9

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	13	18	3
Total	13	18	3

Korea, South · O3

Korea, South · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Korea, South · O3

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