Official US State Department data
How many H-1B 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
108108
Up 10% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 98
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 108
Every US consulate in Kazakhstan: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Nur-Sultan issued 57% of the H-1B visas issued in Kazakhstan in the last 12 months, up from 50% 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: December 2025: 21 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
69
Jan – Dec 2023
98
Jan – Dec 2024
103
Jan – Dec 2025
15
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 103 visas (+5.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 50% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6 | 2 | Up 200% |
| January 2026 | 9 | 8 | Up 13% |
| December 2025 | 21 | 12 | Up 75% |
| November 2025 | 10 | 5 | Up 100% |
| October 2025 | 12 | 10 | Up 20% |
| September 2025 | 13 | 14 | Down 7.1% |
| August 2025 | 11 | 10 | Up 10% |
| July 2025 | 11 | 11 | About flat, 0% |
| June 2025 | 8 | 4 | Up 100% |
| May 2025 | 1 | 11 | Down 91% |
| April 2025 | 5 | 5 | About flat, 0% |
| March 2025 | 1 | 6 | Down 83% |
| February 2025 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
| January 2025 | 8 | 9 | Down 11% |
| December 2024 | 12 | 11 | Up 9.1% |
| November 2024 | 5 | 4 | Up 25% |
| October 2024 | 10 | 10 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2024 | 14 | 9 | Up 56% |
| August 2024 | 10 | 8 | Up 25% |
| July 2024 | 11 | 5 | Up 120% |
| June 2024 | 4 | 9 | Down 56% |
| May 2024 | 11 | 5 | Up 120% |
| April 2024 | 5 | 1 | Up 400% |
| March 2024 | 6 | 1 | Up 500% |
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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