Official US State Department data
How many F-1 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
971971
Down 12% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 971
Every US consulate in Kazakhstan: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Nur-Sultan issued 56% of the F-1 visas issued in Kazakhstan in the last 12 months, down from 60% 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: August 2024: 293 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
886
Jan – Dec 2023
1.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
980
Jan – Dec 2025
47
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 980 visas (−12% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 16% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 18 | 17 | Up 5.9% |
| January 2026 | 29 | 39 | Down 26% |
| December 2025 | 83 | 93 | Down 11% |
| November 2025 | 32 | 38 | Down 16% |
| October 2025 | 24 | 15 | Up 60% |
| September 2025 | 52 | 35 | Up 49% |
| August 2025 | 122 | 293 | Down 58% |
| July 2025 | 210 | 172 | Up 22% |
| June 2025 | 169 | 195 | Down 13% |
| May 2025 | 127 | 124 | About flat, 2.4% |
| April 2025 | 66 | 57 | Up 16% |
| March 2025 | 39 | 31 | Up 26% |
| February 2025 | 17 | 25 | Down 32% |
| January 2025 | 39 | 31 | Up 26% |
| December 2024 | 93 | 60 | Up 55% |
| November 2024 | 38 | 35 | Up 8.6% |
| October 2024 | 15 | 20 | Down 25% |
| September 2024 | 35 | 29 | Up 21% |
| August 2024 | 293 | 123 | Up 138% |
| July 2024 | 172 | 204 | Down 16% |
| June 2024 | 195 | 213 | Down 8.5% |
| May 2024 | 124 | 111 | Up 12% |
| April 2024 | 57 | 37 | Up 54% |
| March 2024 | 31 | 23 | Up 35% |
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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