Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Seoul, and its share of everything issued in South Korea.
Visas issued at Seoul, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,0182,018
Down 19% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.5k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2k
Visas issued at Seoul each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2024: 477 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.5k
Jan – Dec 2024
2k
Jan – Dec 2025
296
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,972 visas (−22% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 18% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 97 | 114 | Down 15% |
| January 2026 | 199 | 136 | Up 46% |
| December 2025 | 281 | 477 | Down 41% |
| November 2025 | 154 | 226 | Down 32% |
| October 2025 | 123 | 243 | Down 49% |
| September 2025 | 157 | 163 | Down 3.7% |
| August 2025 | 161 | 192 | Down 16% |
| July 2025 | 184 | 235 | Down 22% |
| June 2025 | 240 | 196 | Up 22% |
| May 2025 | 183 | 255 | Down 28% |
| April 2025 | 106 | 129 | Down 18% |
| March 2025 | 133 | 121 | Up 9.9% |
| February 2025 | 114 | 91 | Up 25% |
| January 2025 | 136 | 213 | Down 36% |
| December 2024 | 477 | 374 | Up 28% |
| November 2024 | 226 | 183 | Up 23% |
| October 2024 | 243 | 162 | Up 50% |
| September 2024 | 163 | 145 | Up 12% |
| August 2024 | 192 | 162 | Up 19% |
| July 2024 | 235 | 217 | Up 8.3% |
| June 2024 | 196 | 232 | Down 16% |
| May 2024 | 255 | 202 | Up 26% |
| April 2024 | 129 | 107 | Up 21% |
| March 2024 | 121 | 97 | Up 25% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in South Korea
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