Official US State Department data
How many J-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
2,4852,485
Up 20% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 632% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.1k
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Every US consulate in Kazakhstan: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Nur-Sultan issued 39% of the J-1 visas issued in Kazakhstan in the last 12 months, down from 47% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
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: April 2025: 1,488 visas
In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2025
465
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 2,060 visas (+0.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 1063% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 303 | 21 | Up 1343% |
| January 2026 | 162 | 19 | Up 753% |
| December 2025 | 18 | 26 | Down 31% |
| November 2025 | 17 | 17 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2025 | 14 | 19 | Down 26% |
| September 2025 | 68 | 35 | Up 94% |
| August 2025 | 49 | 87 | Down 44% |
| July 2025 | 78 | 51 | Up 53% |
| June 2025 | 59 | 110 | Down 46% |
| May 2025 | 206 | 306 | Down 33% |
| April 2025 | 1,488 | 1,364 | Up 9.1% |
| March 2025 | 23 | 23 | About flat, 0% |
| February 2025 | 21 | 9 | Up 133% |
| January 2025 | 19 | 10 | Up 90% |
| December 2024 | 26 | 11 | Up 136% |
| November 2024 | 17 | 11 | Up 55% |
| October 2024 | 19 | 22 | Down 14% |
| September 2024 | 35 | 37 | Down 5.4% |
| August 2024 | 87 | 99 | Down 12% |
| July 2024 | 51 | 43 | Up 19% |
| June 2024 | 110 | 80 | Up 38% |
| May 2024 | 306 | 273 | Up 12% |
| April 2024 | 1,364 | 1,274 | Up 7.1% |
| March 2024 | 23 | 25 | Down 8% |
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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