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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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I visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
62

That is 22 fewer than in January 2026 (84) — ▼ -26.2%.

I visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-26.2% vs January 2026 (84)▲+210.0% vs February 2025 (20)

All published months together: 2,672

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

compared with
  • 2025500
  • 2026146
050100150200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January384▲ +2700.0%
February2062▲ +210.0%
March19––
April22––
May22––
June23––
July135––
August13––
September28––
October36––
November66––
December113––

When is it busy? Korea, South · I

Busiest month: April (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.4%
6.7%
7.6%
12.9%
10.0%
11.6%
7.7%
5.9%
10.9%
4.4%
7.1%
8.8%
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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1714
Apr '179
May '1724
Jun '17115
Jul '1722
Aug '1737
Sep '175
Oct '1715
Nov '177
Dec '1717
Jan '1812
Feb '184
Mar '1817
Apr '18
22
May '1858
Jun '1811
Jul '1812
Aug '1819
Sep '1844
Oct '1818
Nov '1814
Dec '1828
Jan '1937
Feb '1925
Mar '1911
Apr '1958
May '1925
Jun '1941
Jul '1911
Aug '1914
Sep '1936
Oct '1914
Nov '1918
Dec '1918
Jan '2021
Feb '2022
Mar '206
Apr '2022
May '202
Jun '2020
Jul '209
Aug '205
Sep '201
Oct '202
Nov '203
Dec '2010
Jan '215
Feb '218
Mar '2111
Apr '219
May '2141
Jun '2120
Jul '212
Aug '2122
Sep '2131
Oct '215
Nov '2115
Dec '2110
Jan '222
Feb '222
Mar '2267
Apr '2257
May '2213
Jun '2226
Jul '2211
Aug '225
Sep '2284
Oct '2223
Nov '228
Dec '2219
Jan '2317
Feb '2341
Mar '2334
Apr '2379
May '2318
Jun '2319
Jul '2326
Aug '2333
Sep '2313
Oct '231
Nov '2319
Dec '2312
Jan '2421
Feb '2411
Mar '2410
Apr '2414
May '2429
Jun '2476
Jul '2416
Aug '2412
Sep '2410
Oct '2412
Nov '2433
Dec '2419
Jan '253
Feb '2520
Mar '2519
Apr '2522
May '2522
Jun '2523
Jul '25135
Aug '2513
Sep '2528
Oct '2536
Nov '2566
Dec '25113
Jan '2684
Feb '2662

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Korea, South · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 2025113
  • Jan 202684
  • Feb 202662
Dec 2025
11344% of selected
Jan 2026
8432% of selected
Feb 2026
6224% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (25.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 51 (45.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1138462
Total1138462