Seoul · South Korea · July 2025
Visas issued at Seoul in July 2025
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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,364 | 28.4% | 1,870 | 3,597 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,090 | 13.1% | 1,064 | 1,443 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,056 | 12.7% | 664 | 1,416 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 590 | 7.1% | 376 | 468 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 500 | 6% | 439 | 447 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 437 | 5.3% | 338 | 387 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 403 | 4.8% | 106 | 241 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 337 | 4.1% | 298 | 440 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 332 | 4% | 291 | 326 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 212 | 2.5% | 170 | 480 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 208 | 2.5% | 67 | 251 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 184 | 2.2% | 240 | 235 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 132 | 1.6% | 23 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 109 | 1.3% | 154 | 210 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 87 | 1% | 117 | 121 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 60 | 0.7% | 45 | 69 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 38 | 0.5% | 20 | 44 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 27 | 0.3% | 7 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 25 | 0.3% | 5 | 31 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 22 | 0.3% | 22 | 29 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 14 | 0.2% | 7 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.2% | 18 | 30 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 12 | 0.1% | 11 | 13 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 12 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 0.1% | 7 | 20 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.1% | 7 | 14 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 26 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| E2C | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 166 | 43.1% | 126 | 3 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 44 | 11.4% | 45 | 17 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 31 | 8.1% | 29 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 30 | 7.8% | 20 | 11 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 28 | 7.3% | 65 | 44 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 18 | 4.7% | 18 | 28 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 18 | 4.7% | 6 | 8 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 13 | 3.4% | 12 | 7 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 0 |
| RU3 | Child of RU1 | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 4 | 1% | 5 | 0 |
| RU1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, principal | 4 | 1% | 2 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 4 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| RU2 | Spouse of RU1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| July 2025 | Seoul | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,318 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | +30% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 385 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Seoul issue in July 2025?
8,318 nonimmigrant visas and 385 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 29th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Seoul?
June 2025: 6,402 nonimmigrant visas (+30% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 10,391 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
F1 2,364 (28.4%), B1/B2 1,090 (13.1%), J1 1,056 (12.7%), E2 590 (7.1%), L2 500 (6%).
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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.