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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Kazakhstan · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Kazakhstan · February 2026
4

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (2) — ▲ +100.0%.

O1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+100.0% vs January 2026 (2)▲+300.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 210

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Kazakhstan · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
225% of selected
Jan 2026
225% of selected
Feb 2026
450% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 224
Total224

Kazakhstan · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202539
  • 20266
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Month20252026Change
January72▼ -71.4%
February14▲ +300.0%
March3––
April8––
May4––
June3––
July1––
August3––
September3––
October3––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? Kazakhstan · O1

Busiest month: September (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: August (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.7%
7.3%
7.4%
7.5%
7.6%
7.8%
10.2%
6.9%
11.1%
9.9%
8.2%
8.4%
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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Kazakhstan · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '174
May '171
Jun '171
Jul '170
Aug '172
Sep '171
Oct '171
Nov '171
Dec '171
Jan '181
Feb '181
Mar '182
Apr '180
May '182
Jun '181
Jul '181
Aug '183
Sep '180
Oct '184
Nov '182
Dec '180
Jan '192
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '192
May '191
Jun '191
Jul '194
Aug '192
Sep '193
Oct '192
Nov '191
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '202
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '202
Nov '201
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '212
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '213
Jun '212
Jul '213
Aug '210
Sep '213
Oct '210
Nov '212
Dec '212
Jan '221
Feb '220
Mar '223
Apr '222
May '221
Jun '223
Jul '223
Aug '221
Sep '225
Oct '222
Nov '224
Dec '224
Jan '230
Feb '232
Mar '236
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '234
Jul '231
Aug '230
Sep '232
Oct '232
Nov '231
Dec '236
Jan '244
Feb '243
Mar '242
Apr '244
May '243
Jun '242
Jul '243
Aug '245
Sep '244
Oct '240
Nov '242
Dec '241
Jan '257
Feb '251
Mar '253
Apr '258
May '254
Jun '253
Jul '251
Aug '253
Sep '253
Oct '253
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '262
Feb '264

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