Official US State Department data
How many M-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
2121
Up 200% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 400% above the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Kazakhstan: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Nur-Sultan issued 88% of the M-1 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 2024–2025.
Busiest: September 2025: 7 visas
In 2024–2025, September was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
7
Jan – Dec 2024
16
Jan – Dec 2025
5
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 16 visas (+129% on 2024).
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| January 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| December 2025 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| November 2025 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| September 2025 | 7 | 1 | Up 600% |
| August 2025 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| July 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| June 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| May 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| April 2025 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| March 2025 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| February 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| December 2024 | 1 | 1 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 1 | 1 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| September 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| August 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| July 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| June 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 2024 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| April 2024 | 1 | – | |
| March 2024 | 2 | – |
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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