Official US State Department data
How many H-4 visas are issued at Ashgabat, and its share of everything issued in Turkmenistan.
Visas issued at Ashgabat, last 12 months
Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
4646
Down 30% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 75% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 66
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 46
Visas issued at Ashgabat each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.
Busiest: August 2024: 21 visas
In 2024–2025, August was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
72
Jan – Dec 2024
46
Jan – Dec 2025
1
Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months
2025 had 46 visas (−36% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is level with the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 1 | 1 | About flat, 0% |
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| November 2025 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 7 | Down 71% |
| September 2025 | 4 | 5 | Down 20% |
| August 2025 | 15 | 21 | Down 29% |
| July 2025 | 5 | 8 | Down 38% |
| June 2025 | 6 | 2 | Up 200% |
| May 2025 | 11 | 4 | Up 175% |
| April 2025 | 0 | 14 | Down 100% |
| March 2025 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| February 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| January 2025 | 1 | 7 | Down 86% |
| December 2024 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| November 2024 | 3 | 4 | Down 25% |
| October 2024 | 7 | 7 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2024 | 5 | 4 | Up 25% |
| August 2024 | 21 | 4 | Up 425% |
| July 2024 | 8 | 4 | Up 100% |
| June 2024 | 2 | 18 | Down 89% |
| May 2024 | 4 | – | |
| April 2024 | 14 | – | |
| March 2024 | 1 | – | |
| February 2024 | 0 | – |
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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