Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Ashgabat, and its share of everything issued in Turkmenistan.
Visas issued at Ashgabat, last 12 months
Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
7272
Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 83% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 107
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 72
Visas issued at Ashgabat each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: October 2024: 27 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
94
Jan – Dec 2023
107
Jan – Dec 2024
70
Jan – Dec 2025
2
Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months
2025 had 70 visas (−35% on 2024).
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| December 2025 | 0 | 2 | Down 100% |
| November 2025 | 0 | 10 | Down 100% |
| October 2025 | 8 | 27 | Down 70% |
| September 2025 | 11 | 4 | Up 175% |
| August 2025 | 25 | 1 | Up 2400% |
| July 2025 | 5 | 23 | Down 78% |
| June 2025 | 0 | 4 | Down 100% |
| May 2025 | 8 | 7 | Up 14% |
| April 2025 | 12 | 16 | Down 25% |
| March 2025 | 0 | 13 | Down 100% |
| February 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| December 2024 | 2 | 2 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| October 2024 | 27 | 8 | Up 238% |
| September 2024 | 4 | 22 | Down 82% |
| August 2024 | 1 | 9 | Down 89% |
| July 2024 | 23 | 21 | Up 9.5% |
| June 2024 | 4 | 8 | Down 50% |
| May 2024 | 7 | 9 | Down 22% |
| April 2024 | 16 | 6 | Up 167% |
| March 2024 | 13 | 2 | Up 550% |
| February 2024 | 0 | 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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