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Korea, South · R1

Religious worker · For ministers and other religious workers coming to work for a religious organization.

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R1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
8

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (21) — -61.9%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-61.9% vs January 2026 (21)-65.2% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 1,512

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Korea, South · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 202621
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 16 (320.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (60.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5218
Total5218
Total visas issued
158
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · R1

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216131713101211215218
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B213,712
  2. F111,491
  3. J17,334
  4. E26,288
  5. C1/D5,558
  6. L14,106

Korea, South · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025169
  • 202629
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Month20252026Change
January1721 +23.5%
February238 -65.2%
March21––
April6––
May13––
June17––
July13––
August10––
September12––
October11––
November21––
December5––

When is it busy? Korea, South · R1

Busiest month: February (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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 · R1: all published months

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MonthIssuances
Oct '1814
Nov '1811
Dec '1828
Jan '1922
Feb '1927
Mar '1910
Apr '1918
May '1916
Jun '1913
Jul '1910
Aug '1926
Sep '1934
Oct '1922
Nov '1918
Dec '1910
Jan '2023
Feb '2023
Mar '205
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '2017
Oct '2011
Nov '207
Dec '2030
Jan '2124
Feb '2113
Mar '2123
Apr '2113
May '2112
Jun '2110
Jul '218
Aug '2123
Sep '2110
Oct '2125
Nov '2118
Dec '2111
Jan '2214
Feb '2216
Mar '2220
Apr '2218
May '2215
Jun '2226
Jul '2217
Aug '2223
Sep '2235
Oct '2214
Nov '2219
Dec '2223
Jan '2316
Feb '2329
Mar '2324
Apr '2325
May '2330
Jun '2322
Jul '2327
Aug '2323
Sep '2315
Oct '2317
Nov '2320
Dec '2311
Jan '2416
Feb '249
Mar '2423
Apr '2426
May '2416
Jun '2420
Jul '2432
Aug '2420
Sep '2419
Oct '2415
Nov '2419
Dec '2413
Jan '2517
Feb '2523
Mar '2521
Apr '256
May '2513
Jun '2517
Jul '2513
Aug '2510
Sep '2512
Oct '2511
Nov '2521
Dec '255
Jan '2621
Feb '268