US issuance of nonimmigrant visas for Koreans falls by 8%
The United States' issuance of nonimmigrant visas for Koreans fell nearly 8 percent from a year earlier in 2025 following the inauguration of the new U.S. President Donald Trump administration, data analyzed by a lawmaker's office showed Sunday. The office of Rep. Hong Kee-won of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said it recently analyzed U.S. State Department data on visa issuance per country…
Visa issuance for Korean nationals by the United States saw a 8% decrease in 2025, according to a recent analysis by Rep. Hong Kee-won's office. This drop, to 68,130 visas, followed the inauguration of the new administration and was down 7.95% from 74,015 visas granted in 2024 during the previous administration of President Joe Biden. The decrease was observed across various types of visas, notably the B-1 business visa and the B-2 tourism visa.
Following the unexpected detention of numerous Korean workers in Georgia in September, visa numbers initially increased. In December, South Korea and the U.S. established a visa support desk at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to facilitate smoother entry procedures for Korean companies investing in the U.S. The State Department's data revealed that the average monthly B-1 and B-2 visa applications maintained a steady presence during this period.
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