Unofficial site. Data from the U.S. Department of State.

Figures come from the State Department's monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports (source). Issuance counts are not approval rates, and monthly figures are preliminary. This site is not legal or immigration advice and is not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

DashboardCountriesVisa typesVisa groupsRegionsWhat changedAppointment waitsVisa BulletinGuidesRankingsCompareAbout & methodology
V✓Visa Status
DashboardCountriesVisa typesWhat changedAppointment waitsVisa BulletinGreen cardsRankingsCompare
Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
· printed
Dashboard›Countries›Korea, South

Country

Korea, South · R2

15,030 green cards issued in 2024 →
See visa appointment dates →
See Visa Bulletin dates →

Visa class as printed by the State Department

R2 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026
7

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — ▼ -65.0%.

R2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-65.0% vs January 2026 (20)▼-12.5% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 1,405

Korea, South · R2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025113
  • 202627
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Download CSV
Month by month
Month20252026Change
January920▲ +122.2%
February87▼ -12.5%
March23––
April5––
May14––
June2––
July3––
August12––
September3––
October3––
November24––
December7––

When is it busy? Korea, South · R2

Busiest month: March (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.9%
10.0%
11.4%
6.2%
6.1%
6.4%
6.6%
7.8%
8.5%
7.6%
8.8%
10.7%
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 · R2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
Download CSV
View as table
MonthIssuances
Mar '177
Apr '175
May '1718
Jun '1718
Jul '1720
Aug '1714
Sep '179
Oct '172
Nov '1715
Dec '179
Jan '188
Feb '187
Mar '1814
Apr '18
2
May '188
Jun '187
Jul '1818
Aug '1816
Sep '186
Oct '187
Nov '188
Dec '1828
Jan '1915
Feb '1934
Mar '198
Apr '1926
May '1916
Jun '1912
Jul '194
Aug '1926
Sep '1929
Oct '1910
Nov '1919
Dec '1911
Jan '2027
Feb '2010
Mar '2014
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '206
Oct '203
Nov '205
Dec '2027
Jan '2111
Feb '2122
Mar '2115
Apr '218
May '218
Jun '2114
Jul '212
Aug '2118
Sep '2113
Oct '2118
Nov '218
Dec '211
Jan '2213
Feb '2212
Mar '2216
Apr '2214
May '226
Jun '2216
Jul '2216
Aug '2214
Sep '2225
Oct '2220
Nov '2215
Dec '2220
Jan '2315
Feb '2321
Mar '2319
Apr '2314
May '2314
Jun '2313
Jul '2320
Aug '234
Sep '2312
Oct '2318
Nov '2314
Dec '239
Jan '2410
Feb '2413
Mar '2423
Apr '2421
May '2412
Jun '2427
Jul '2428
Aug '249
Sep '2423
Oct '2423
Nov '2415
Dec '2415
Jan '259
Feb '258
Mar '2523
Apr '255
May '2514
Jun '252
Jul '253
Aug '2512
Sep '253
Oct '253
Nov '2524
Dec '257
Jan '2620
Feb '267

Explore Korea, South by period

Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · Korea, South · R2 · July
Compare with other countries →Compare months or years →East Asia & Pacific →Share snapshot →

By month · latest 12 months

Choose a month to filter
––––3–––––––
Mar'25Apr'25May
'25
Jun'25
Jul'25
Aug'25
Sep'25
Oct'25
Nov'25
Dec'25
Jan'26
Feb'26

Compare months or years

Compare by
Quick pick
Chart
Korea, South · Visa class R2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 202620
  • Feb 20267
Dec 2025
721% of selected
Jan 2026
2059% of selected
Feb 2026
721% of selected
Download CSV
  • Jan 2026 is 13 (185.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
View as table
Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 7207
Total7207