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    Visas issued in Seoul, by month

    In February 2026, the U.S. embassy or consulate in Seoul, South Korea, issued 5,918 nonimmigrant visas and 323 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, it issued 3,889 and 318. That was the 32nd most nonimmigrant visas and the 15th most immigrant visas of the 215 posts 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 at Seoul

    5,918 in February 2026, 52% more than February 2025 (3,889). 70,453 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Seoul each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05k10k15k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20265,918
    Jan 20265,928
    Dec 20256,790
    Nov 20256,611
    Oct 20254,295
    Sep 20254,351
    Aug 20256,114
    Jul 20258,318
    Jun 20256,402
    May 20256,258
    Apr 20255,380
    Mar 20254,088
    Feb 20253,889
    Jan 20253,972
    Dec 20246,270
    Nov 20244,670
    Oct 20244,578
    Sep 20243,420
    Aug 20245,185
    Jul 202410,391
    Jun 20247,645
    May 20248,703
    Apr 20246,838
    Mar 20244,503
    Feb 20244,316
    Jan 20245,600
    Dec 20237,409
    Nov 20234,645
    Oct 20234,540
    Sep 20233,811
    Aug 20235,744
    Jul 20239,082
    Jun 20239,108
    May 20237,270
    Apr 20235,472
    Mar 20234,959
    Feb 20235,021
    Jan 20234,662
    Dec 20226,610
    Nov 20225,003
    Oct 20224,659
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor1,51799114,133
    F1Academic student19725711,185
    J1Exchange visitor3365087,197
    E2Treaty investor6753916,254
    C1/DTransit and crew member5393234,914
    L1Intracompany transferee5622293,988
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child4232253,853
    B1Business visitor78413,653
    A22401603,124
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child1662272,894
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker971142,018
    P17431,497
    O289961,208
    F2Academic student's spouse or child31441,198
    H4H worker's spouse or child3328668
    I6217621
    O1Person of extraordinary ability2640476
    M1Vocational student1461256
    A13012174
    O339166
    R1Religious worker822151
    G42026143
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen77113
    R287110
    E1Treaty trader2879
    CW11160
    C34155
    G117351
    G211140
    P302038
    CW20023
    E2C0022
    TD1321
    H30013
    C1Transit0012
    E31211
    P4148
    E3D047
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker037
    P2505
    E3R013
    H1B1101
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker001
    K2001
    Q1001

    Immigrant visas issued at Seoul

    323 in February 2026, 2% more than February 2025 (318). 4,394 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued at Seoul each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.02004006008002023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026323
    Jan 2026344
    Dec 2025327
    Nov 2025289
    Oct 2025398
    Sep 2025321
    Aug 2025461
    Jul 2025385
    Jun 2025374
    May 2025423
    Apr 2025402
    Mar 2025347
    Feb 2025318
    Jan 2025291
    Dec 2024378
    Nov 2024374
    Oct 2024537
    Sep 2024181
    Aug 2024360
    Jul 2024143
    Jun 2024650
    May 2024596
    Apr 2024564
    Mar 2024555
    Feb 2024430
    Jan 2024673
    Dec 2023371
    Nov 2023646
    Oct 2023517
    Sep 2023478
    Aug 2023151
    Jul 2023172
    Jun 2023473
    May 2023392
    Apr 2023481
    Mar 2023430
    Feb 2023468
    Jan 2023318
    Dec 2022442
    Nov 2022343
    Oct 2022345
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    I527211,193
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability4296555
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen4738549
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen4660456
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years3529369
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional4917330
    E1Employment-based, priority worker1511191
    EWEmployment-based, other worker1513171
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen144108
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen2587
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen5465
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen5562
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit10360
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident3839
    DVDiversity visa0033
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident0024
    IR30021
    RH31018
    RH11013
    RU30011
    T5509
    CR2009
    RU1007
    RH2106
    GV1012
    RU2002
    B2A001
    GV3021
    IW001
    SB1001

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    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.

    A post's count is where the visas were issued. Applicants of any nationality can apply at a post, so these counts do not show how many visas went to people from the post's country.

    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 Post, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-post

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