Seoul · South Korea · June 2024
Visas issued at Seoul in June 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,667 | 34.9% | 2,573 | 3,629 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,028 | 13.4% | 1,021 | 1,555 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 948 | 12.4% | 1,891 | 681 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 475 | 6.2% | 579 | 591 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 381 | 5% | 274 | 318 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 376 | 4.9% | 456 | 555 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 280 | 3.7% | 387 | 192 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 255 | 3.3% | 199 | 193 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 234 | 3.1% | 375 | 387 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 231 | 3% | 289 | 223 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 196 | 2.6% | 255 | 232 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 151 | 2% | 96 | 149 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 99 | 1.3% | 76 | 98 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 77 | 1% | 29 | 19 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 53 | 0.7% | 14 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 35 | 0.5% | 39 | 31 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 35 | 0.5% | 24 | 18 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 28 | 0.4% | 19 | 24 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 23 | 0.3% | 12 | 13 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 17 | 0.2% | 15 | 21 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 0.2% | 12 | 13 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0.1% | 10 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 4 | 6 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 6 | 0.1% | 9 | 11 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 15 | 11 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 10 | 22 |
| E2C | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 4 | 13 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 3 | 61 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 261 | 40.2% | 270 | 42 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 105 | 16.2% | 44 | 157 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 64 | 9.8% | 10 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 52 | 8% | 42 | 57 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 36 | 5.5% | 59 | 61 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 32 | 4.9% | 32 | 45 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 28 | 4.3% | 95 | 25 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 24 | 3.7% | 2 | 14 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 13 | 2% | 17 | 25 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 11 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 11 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 8 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.5% | 10 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 7 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| June 2024 | Seoul | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,645 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -16% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 650 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 2024): B1/B2 next available 32 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 29 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Seoul issue in June 2024?
7,645 nonimmigrant visas and 650 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 31th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Seoul?
May 2024: 8,703 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 9,108 (-16%).
Which classes made up the month?
F1 2,667 (34.9%), J1 1,028 (13.4%), B1/B2 948 (12.4%), E2 475 (6.2%), L2 381 (5%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.