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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Korea, South · F2

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F2 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
32

That is 15 more than in January 2026 (17) — ▲ +88.2%.

F2 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+88.2% vs January 2026 (17)▼-30.4% vs February 2025 (46)

All published months together: 17,972

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Korea, South · F2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,257
  • 202649
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Month20252026Change
January3917▼ -56.4%
February4632▼ -30.4%
March104––
April165––
May258––
June156––
July106––
August101––
September72––
October80––
November101––
December29––

When is it busy? Korea, South · F2

Busiest month: May (17.3% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.5%
3.3%
4.7%
9.4%
17.3%
15.1%
14.3%
7.0%
3.0%
6.3%
8.8%
7.4%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · F2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17142
Apr '17162
May '17492
Jun '17590
Jul '17326
Aug '17165
Sep '1793
Oct '1769
Nov '17271
Dec '17223
Jan '18134
Feb '1864
Mar '18119
Apr '18188
May '18494
Jun '18346
Jul '18394
Aug '18168
Sep '1859
Oct '1883
Nov '18241
Dec '18230
Jan '19102
Feb '19112
Mar '1992
Apr '19216
May '19655
Jun '19409
Jul '19310
Aug '19199
Sep '1979
Oct '19138
Nov '19281
Dec '19181
Jan '2087
Feb '2087
Mar '2071
Apr '203
May '205
Jun '2027
Jul '20341
Aug '20176
Sep '2064
Oct '20158
Nov '20196
Dec '20213
Jan '2133
Feb '2140
Mar '2174
Apr '21165
May '21324
Jun '21423
Jul '21347
Aug '21127
Sep '2146
Oct '21154
Nov '21221
Dec '21137
Jan '2252
Feb '2260
Mar '2289
Apr '22205
May '22305
Jun '22392
Jul '22292
Aug '22205
Sep '2250
Oct '2285
Nov '2298
Dec '22203
Jan '2366
Feb '2357
Mar '2394
Apr '23243
May '23327
Jun '23400
Jul '23171
Aug '2350
Sep '2333
Oct '2397
Nov '23104
Dec '2393
Jan '2430
Feb '2434
Mar '2443
Apr '24228
May '24381
Jun '24236
Jul '24221
Aug '2447
Sep '2429
Oct '24115
Nov '24114
Dec '2471
Jan '2539
Feb '2546
Mar '25104
Apr '25165
May '25258
Jun '25156
Jul '25106
Aug '25101
Sep '2572
Oct '2580
Nov '25101
Dec '2529
Jan '2617
Feb '2632
Total visas issued
32
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · F2 · February
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Korea, South · Visa class F2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202529
  • Jan 202617
  • Feb 202632
Dec 2025
2937% of selected
Jan 2026
1722% of selected
Feb 2026
3241% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 12 (41.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (10.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 291732
Total291732