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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Ashgabat

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 189th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: 84 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 66% on September 2024 (250).

The largest classes that month were G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 28, 33.3% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 11, 13.1% of the post's issuances and J1 (exchange visitor) with 11, 13.1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Ashgabat ranks 200th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 173rd of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 6 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR5 (4) and DV (1); 91 in September 2024.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as 1 month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is longer than the under ½ month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21 monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

84nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-66% vs Sep 2024 (250)
58nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+45% month on month
6immigrant visas, Sep 202591 in Sep 2024
0.01%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

0237473VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 179 (Visitors 144, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 200 (Visitors 170, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 180 (Visitors 145, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 139 (Visitors 113, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 139 (Visitors 111, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 140 (Visitors 112, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 174 (Visitors 142, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 245 (Visitors 194, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 351 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 95, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 364 (Visitors 209, Students and exchange visitors 127, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 185 (Visitors 93, Students and exchange visitors 64, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 473 (Visitors 320, Students and exchange visitors 84, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2023: 276 (Visitors 213, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 174 (Visitors 129, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 145 (Visitors 101, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 212 (Visitors 146, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2024: 149 (Visitors 120, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 126 (Visitors 90, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 304 (Visitors 237, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 273 (Visitors 187, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2024: 278 (Visitors 181, Students and exchange visitors 81, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 250 (Visitors 108, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 231 (Visitors 101, Students and exchange visitors 90, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 250 (Visitors 150, Students and exchange visitors 68, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 272 (Visitors 179, Students and exchange visitors 69, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 313 (Visitors 239, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 243 (Visitors 144, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 271 (Visitors 157, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 86 (Visitors 64, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 92 (Visitors 76, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 219 (Visitors 166, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 199 (Visitors 157, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 36 (Visitors 12, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 56 (Visitors 5, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 58 (Visitors 7, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 84 (Visitors 9, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Ashgabat by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Turkmenistan and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025AshgabatTurkmenistanAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued8484823,557
Change on Sep 2024-66%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued6645,966
Visitors share10.7%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share15.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share17.9%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share47.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share8.3%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1 month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Turkmenistan within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Turkmenistan, which is on the Turkmenistan nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family2833.3%49 of 157
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family1113.1%92 of 169
J1Exchange visitor1113.1%121 of 194
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure910.7%200 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa78.3%134 of 171
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee78.3%78 of 133
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-344.8%84 of 137
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse22.4%129 of 163
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)22.4%113 of 144
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family11.2%99 of 128
F1Student in an academic or language training program11.2%173 of 184
F2Spouse or child of F111.2%76 of 104

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age466.7%91 of 109
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)116.7%84 of 96
SB1Returning resident116.7%16 of 38

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan85
Feb65
Mar78
Apr93
May113
Jun113
Jul111
Aug103
Sep174
Oct110
Nov105
Dec81
Which months are busiest at Ashgabat. Index over 5 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

060120202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Dec 2022: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Feb 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Apr 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 49 Jun 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 431 Jul 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Aug 2023: B1/B2 23 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 2320 Sep 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 412 Oct 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 22 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 226 Jan 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Feb 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 39 Apr 2024: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 48 May 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jul 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Aug 2024: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 34; H/L/O/P/Q 3414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 103 days; F/M/J 103; H/L/O/P/Q 1032 Oct 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 12012 Nov 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1201 Dec 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 906 Jan 2025: B1/B2 72 days; F/M/J 72; H/L/O/P/Q 727 Feb 2025: B1/B2 87 days; F/M/J 87; H/L/O/P/Q 875 Mar 2025: B1/B2 87 days; F/M/J 87; H/L/O/P/Q 8716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 70; H/L/O/P/Q 701 May 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 904 Jun 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 602 Jul 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 603 Aug 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 907 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 603 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 601 Nov 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 602 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Ashgabat over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 2025846-66%
Aug 2025583-75%
Jul 2025568-78%
Jun 2025361-87%
May 202519937-27%
Apr 202521989-28%
Mar 20259258-27%
Feb 20258680-42%
Jan 2025271189+28%
Dec 202424311+68%
Nov 202431361+80%
Oct 2024272166-1%
Sep 202425091-47%
Aug 20242315+25%
Jul 202425087-31%
Jun 202427831-21%
May 202427314+11%
Apr 202430442+75%
Mar 202412652-10%
Feb 202414938+7%
Jan 202421269+53%
Dec 202314533-19%
Nov 202317430-13%
Oct 202327650+54%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Ashgabat
Location of the U.S. post in Ashgabat.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Ashgabat issue last month?

84 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 6 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 250 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Ashgabat?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1 month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Ashgabat?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1 month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Ashgabat issue most?

In September 2025: G2 (28, 33.3%), A2 (11, 13.1%), J1 (11, 13.1%), B1/B2 (9, 10.7%) and C1/D (7, 8.3%). 12 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Ashgabat rising or falling?

September 2025: 84 nonimmigrant visas, down 66% on September 2024 (250). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Ashgabat issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Ashgabat not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.