Astana’s H1B visa issuance rate

Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services
Before COVID, Astana issued 1 H1B visas in an average July. This July, they issued 11. It seems like Astana is hard at work catching up on their backlog from COVID.
Source: The U.S. Department of State’s Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuance Statistics.
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