Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Nur-Sultan, and its share of everything issued in Kazakhstan.
Visas issued at Nur-Sultan, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
14,92414,924
Down 41% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 25k
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Every US consulate in Kazakhstan: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Nur-Sultan issued 56% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Kazakhstan in the last 12 months, down from 66% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Nur-Sultan each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2024: 2,587 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
20k
Jan – Dec 2023
26k
Jan – Dec 2024
17k
Jan – Dec 2025
2.2k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 16,595 visas (−36% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1,115 | 1,631 | Down 32% |
| January 2026 | 1,085 | 2,240 | Down 52% |
| December 2025 | 1,235 | 1,583 | Down 22% |
| November 2025 | 1,245 | 1,987 | Down 37% |
| October 2025 | 1,589 | 2,452 | Down 35% |
| September 2025 | 1,299 | 2,109 | Down 38% |
| August 2025 | 838 | 2,083 | Down 60% |
| July 2025 | 1,103 | 1,910 | Down 42% |
| June 2025 | 1,033 | 1,704 | Down 39% |
| May 2025 | 904 | 2,587 | Down 65% |
| April 2025 | 1,817 | 2,488 | Down 27% |
| March 2025 | 1,661 | 2,502 | Down 34% |
| February 2025 | 1,631 | 2,027 | Down 20% |
| January 2025 | 2,240 | 2,499 | Down 10% |
| December 2024 | 1,583 | 1,819 | Down 13% |
| November 2024 | 1,987 | 1,958 | About flat, 1.5% |
| October 2024 | 2,452 | 1,883 | Up 30% |
| September 2024 | 2,109 | 1,591 | Up 33% |
| August 2024 | 2,083 | 1,926 | Up 8.2% |
| July 2024 | 1,910 | 1,808 | Up 5.6% |
| June 2024 | 1,704 | 1,927 | Down 12% |
| May 2024 | 2,587 | 1,622 | Up 59% |
| April 2024 | 2,488 | 1,216 | Up 105% |
| March 2024 | 2,502 | 1,634 | Up 53% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Kazakhstan
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