Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Seoul by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 3.8%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
14k
20% of the total, last 12 months
14,133 visas in the last 12 months, 14,686 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
F-1
Academic students
11k
16% of the total, last 12 months
11,185 visas in the last 12 months, 13,975 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
J-1
Exchange visitors
7.2k
10% of the total, last 12 months
7,197 visas in the last 12 months, 8,831 in the 12 months before - Up 9%
E-2
Treaty investors
6.3k
8.9% of the total, last 12 months
6,254 visas in the last 12 months, 5,735 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
4.9k
7% of the total, last 12 months
4,914 visas in the last 12 months, 4,145 in the 12 months before - Up 49%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
4k
5.7% of the total, last 12 months
3,988 visas in the last 12 months, 2,672 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-25.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
3.9kUp 21%3,853 visas in the last 12 months, 3,178 in the 12 months before - B-15.2% of total
Business visitors
3.7kUp 36430%3,653 visas in the last 12 months, 10 in the 12 months before - A-24.4% of total
Foreign government officials
3.1kDown 7.5%3,124 visas in the last 12 months, 3,379 in the 12 months before - J-24.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
2.9kDown 17%2,894 visas in the last 12 months, 3,483 in the 12 months before - H-1B2.9% of total
Specialty occupation workers
2kDown 19%2,018 visas in the last 12 months, 2,487 in the 12 months before - P-12.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
1.5kUp 25%1,497 visas in the last 12 months, 1,201 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 20% of the visas issued at Seoul in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 20% and J-1 fell 19% on the 12 months before.