Official US State Department data
How many F-2 visas are issued at Ashgabat, and its share of everything issued in Turkmenistan.
Visas issued at Ashgabat, last 12 months
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
3434
Down 40% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 79% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 57
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Visas issued at Ashgabat each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.
Busiest: July 2023: 26 visas
In 2023–2024, July was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
80
Jan – Dec 2023
64
Jan – Dec 2024
13
Jan–Sep · 9 of 12 months
2024 had 64 visas (−20% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Sep) is running 70% behind the same months of 2024.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| August 2025 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| July 2025 | 2 | 11 | Down 82% |
| June 2025 | 0 | 11 | Down 100% |
| May 2025 | 0 | 4 | Down 100% |
| April 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| March 2025 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| February 2025 | 0 | 5 | Down 100% |
| January 2025 | 8 | 5 | Up 60% |
| December 2024 | 9 | 4 | Up 125% |
| November 2024 | 10 | 5 | Up 100% |
| October 2024 | 2 | 5 | Down 60% |
| September 2024 | 0 | 5 | Down 100% |
| August 2024 | 3 | 3 | About flat, 0% |
| July 2024 | 11 | 26 | Down 58% |
| June 2024 | 11 | 21 | Down 48% |
| May 2024 | 4 | 2 | Up 100% |
| April 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| March 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| February 2024 | 5 | 7 | Down 29% |
| January 2024 | 5 | 2 | Up 150% |
| December 2023 | 4 | 4 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| October 2023 | 5 | 1 | Up 400% |
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 Turkmenistan
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