Astana’s J2 visa issuance rate

Spouse or child of exchange visitor

Before COVID, Astana issued 1.7 J2 visas in an average May. This May, they issued 67. 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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