L-1 visa statistics for Seoul

How many L-1 visas are issued at Seoul, and its share of everything issued in South Korea.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Seoul, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,9883,988

49%vs 2,672 in the 12 months before

Up 49% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 87% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average: 332
Busiest month: 562; Feb 2026
Latest month: 562; Feb 2026Up 145%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4k

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Seoul each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

11%

6.1%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: February 2026: 562 visas

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
2.7k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
2.9k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 5.2%vs 2023
2025
3.4k
Jan – Dec 2025
Up 20%vs 2024
2026So far
1k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Up 118%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 3,425 visas (+20% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 118% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers

Visas issued per month, at Seoul
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	562	229	Up 145%
January 2026	479	249	Up 92%
December 2025	300	238	Up 26%
November 2025	510	180	Up 183%
October 2025	355	215	Up 65%
September 2025	287	152	Up 89%
August 2025	241	168	Up 43%
July 2025	332	326	About flat, 1.8%
June 2025	291	255	Up 14%
May 2025	203	199	About flat, 2%
April 2025	246	278	Down 12%
March 2025	182	183	About flat, 0.5%
February 2025	229	243	Down 5.8%
January 2025	249	413	Down 40%
December 2024	238	253	Down 5.9%
November 2024	180	144	Up 25%
October 2024	215	247	Down 13%
September 2024	152	215	Down 29%
August 2024	168	206	Down 18%
July 2024	326	221	Up 48%
June 2024	255	193	Up 32%
May 2024	199	189	Up 5.3%
April 2024	278	208	Up 34%
March 2024	183	179	About flat, 2.2%

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