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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Kyrgyzstan

How many H-1B visas nationals of Kyrgyzstan are issued, and what each US consulate in Kyrgyzstan issues, month by month.

Data through January 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Kyrgyzstan

Every H-1B visa issued to a national of Kyrgyzstan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Kyrgyzstan, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

3939

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
12
Jun 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026Down 75%

Earlier

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 39

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The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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16
21
23
Pre-COVID peak24
15
11
7
8
7
6
8
22
20
35
Highest48
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 16 visas; FY2012: 21 visas; FY2013: 23 visas; FY2014: 24 visas; FY2015: 15 visas; FY2016: 11 visas; FY2017: 7 visas; FY2018: 8 visas; FY2019: 7 visas; FY2020: 6 visas; FY2021: 8 visas; FY2022: 22 visas; FY2023: 20 visas; FY2024: 35 visas; FY2025: 48 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 48 visas (+37% on FY2024). That's 100% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 75% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Kyrgyzstan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202614Down 75%
December 202515Down 80%
November 202502Down 100%
October 202511About flat, 0%
September 202522About flat, 0%
August 202554Up 25%
July 2025117Up 57%
June 20251211Up 9.1%
May 202522About flat, 0%
April 202522About flat, 0%
March 202501Down 100%
February 20252–
January 20254–
December 20245–
November 20242–
October 20241–
September 20242–
August 20244–
July 20247–
June 202411–
May 20242–
April 20242–
March 20241–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Kyrgyzstan who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Kyrgyzstan.

H-1B visas issued in Kyrgyzstan

How many H-1B visas the US consulates in Kyrgyzstan issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Kyrgyzstan, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

4949

Up 29%vs 38 in the 12 months before

Up 29% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 70% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
4
Busiest month
14
Jun 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026Down 67%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 38

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 49

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Kyrgyzstan each month. Darker means more.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
0.7%
23%

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

Busiest: June 2025: 14 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    22

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    36

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 64%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    51

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 42%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1

    Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months

    Down 67%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 51 visas (+42% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 67% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Kyrgyzstan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202613Down 67%
December 202515Down 80%
November 202512Down 50%
October 202511About flat, 0%
September 202523Down 33%
August 202575Up 40%
July 2025145Up 180%
June 2025149Up 56%
May 202533About flat, 0%
April 202531Up 200%
March 202511About flat, 0%
February 202510
January 202531Up 200%
December 202450
November 202422About flat, 0%
October 202413Down 67%
September 202433About flat, 0%
August 202451Up 400%
July 202456Down 17%
June 202493Up 200%
May 202431Up 200%
April 202410
March 202411About flat, 0%
February 202400

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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