Official US State Department data
How many L-2 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
3,8533,853
Up 21% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 42% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.2k
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Visas issued at Seoul each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: February 2023: 531 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
3.8k
Jan – Dec 2023
3.4k
Jan – Dec 2024
3.5k
Jan – Dec 2025
868
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 3,497 visas (+3.7% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 70% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 423 | 225 | Up 88% |
| January 2026 | 445 | 287 | Up 55% |
| December 2025 | 289 | 303 | Down 4.6% |
| November 2025 | 224 | 200 | Up 12% |
| October 2025 | 280 | 234 | Up 20% |
| September 2025 | 251 | 120 | Up 109% |
| August 2025 | 248 | 166 | Up 49% |
| July 2025 | 500 | 447 | Up 12% |
| June 2025 | 439 | 381 | Up 15% |
| May 2025 | 252 | 274 | Down 8% |
| April 2025 | 289 | 336 | Down 14% |
| March 2025 | 213 | 205 | Up 3.9% |
| February 2025 | 225 | 270 | Down 17% |
| January 2025 | 287 | 435 | Down 34% |
| December 2024 | 303 | 381 | Down 20% |
| November 2024 | 200 | 163 | Up 23% |
| October 2024 | 234 | 334 | Down 30% |
| September 2024 | 120 | 219 | Down 45% |
| August 2024 | 166 | 284 | Down 42% |
| July 2024 | 447 | 324 | Up 38% |
| June 2024 | 381 | 318 | Up 20% |
| May 2024 | 274 | 263 | Up 4.2% |
| April 2024 | 336 | 310 | Up 8.4% |
| March 2024 | 205 | 251 | Down 18% |
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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