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    South Korea: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 5,997 nonimmigrant visas and 336 immigrant visas to applicants from South Korea, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 3,949 and 315. That was the 18th most nonimmigrant visas and the 13th most immigrant visas of the 189 nationalities listed here.

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from South Korea

    5,997 in February 2026, 52% more than February 2025 (3,949). 71,515 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from South Korea each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05k10k15k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20265,997
    Jan 20265,850
    Dec 20256,806
    Nov 20256,671
    Oct 20254,391
    Sep 20254,405
    Aug 20256,252
    Jul 20258,422
    Jun 20256,447
    May 20256,513
    Apr 20255,547
    Mar 20254,214
    Feb 20253,949
    Jan 20254,109
    Dec 20246,223
    Nov 20244,926
    Oct 20244,748
    Sep 20243,559
    Aug 20245,325
    Jul 202410,819
    Jun 20248,153
    May 20248,919
    Apr 20246,872
    Mar 20244,555
    Feb 20244,339
    Jan 20245,577
    Dec 20237,501
    Nov 20234,733
    Oct 20234,507
    Sep 20233,768
    Aug 20235,730
    Jul 20239,061
    Jun 20239,202
    May 20237,167
    Apr 20235,319
    Mar 20234,695
    Feb 20234,816
    Jan 20234,567
    Dec 20226,478
    Nov 20224,776
    Oct 20224,507
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor1,50095913,712
    F1Academic student20526011,491
    J1Exchange visitor3465067,334
    E2Treaty investor6763966,288
    C1/DTransit and crew member5893835,558
    L1Intracompany transferee5722374,106
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child4322423,960
    B1Business visitor78313,656
    A22411633,119
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child1652202,894
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker941092,006
    P18451,462
    F2Academic student's spouse or child32461,221
    O289971,195
    H4H worker's spouse or child3630673
    I6220623
    O1Person of extraordinary ability3038501
    M1Vocational student1561261
    G42231234
    A12912203
    O339168
    R1Religious worker823158
    R278123
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen75109
    E1Treaty trader2881
    C35158
    CW11157
    G117354
    G211145
    P302043
    TD2429
    CW20023
    E2C0022
    H30015
    E3D239
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker038
    P4147
    P2505
    BBBCC002
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker001
    K2001

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from South Korea

    336 in February 2026, 7% more than February 2025 (315). 4,395 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from South Korea each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.02004006008002023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026336
    Jan 2026352
    Dec 2025325
    Nov 2025283
    Oct 2025418
    Sep 2025305
    Aug 2025449
    Jul 2025394
    Jun 2025361
    May 2025423
    Apr 2025394
    Mar 2025355
    Feb 2025315
    Jan 2025284
    Dec 2024367
    Nov 2024369
    Oct 2024554
    Sep 2024142
    Aug 2024336
    Jul 2024139
    Jun 2024632
    May 2024603
    Apr 2024561
    Mar 2024543
    Feb 2024423
    Jan 2024655
    Dec 2023368
    Nov 2023640
    Oct 2023501
    Sep 2023482
    Aug 2023150
    Jul 2023165
    Jun 2023458
    May 2023400
    Apr 2023478
    Mar 2023415
    Feb 2023453
    Jan 2023320
    Dec 2022439
    Nov 2022333
    Oct 2022348
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    I530241,215
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability4499616
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen4132512
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen4760455
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional5117358
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years3525291
    E1Employment-based, priority worker2111204
    EWEmployment-based, other worker1513178
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen144115
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen2593
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit10363
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen5662
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen4357
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident3842
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident1022
    IR30021
    RH31019
    RH11014
    RU30013
    T55010
    RH2208
    RU1008
    CR2016
    SB1003
    RR3202
    GV1012
    RU2002
    RR1101
    RR2101
    B2A001
    GV3021

    Related data for South Korea

    • Visitor visa refusal rate (a separate State Department table, published for each fiscal year).
    • Visas issued at U.S. posts in South Korea, to applicants of any nationality: Seoul

    Worldwide issuances and every nationality →

    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    Nonimmigrant visas are counted by the applicant's nationality. Immigrant visas are counted by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth, which can differ from nationality.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Nationality, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-nationality

    Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.

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