Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Nur-Sultan by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 41%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
15k
70% of the total, last 12 months
14,924 visas in the last 12 months, 25,276 in the 12 months before - Up 20%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.5k
12% of the total, last 12 months
2,485 visas in the last 12 months, 2,078 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.6%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1k
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,018 visas in the last 12 months, 1,012 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
F-1
Academic students
971
4.6% of the total, last 12 months
971 visas in the last 12 months, 1,109 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
A-2
Foreign government officials
287
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
287 visas in the last 12 months, 259 in the 12 months before - Up 6.8%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
281
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
281 visas in the last 12 months, 263 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.9% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
183Up 12%183 visas in the last 12 months, 164 in the 12 months before - G-20.8% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
181Up 269%181 visas in the last 12 months, 49 in the 12 months before - P-10.7% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
147Up 37%147 visas in the last 12 months, 107 in the 12 months before - J-20.6% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
129Down 46%129 visas in the last 12 months, 238 in the 12 months before - L-10.6% of total
Intracompany transferees
121Up 3.4%121 visas in the last 12 months, 117 in the 12 months before - H-40.5% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
113Up 51%113 visas in the last 12 months, 75 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 70% of the visas issued at Nur-Sultan in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 41% and J-1 rose 20% on the 12 months before.