

Consulate General Almaty continues to contact new applicants for K1 and K2 visas whose cases have been received from NVC with instructions for scheduling interview appointments. The National Visa Center (NVC) is scheduling interview appointments for new applicants for IR1, CR1, IR2, and CR2 visas. Click here for instructions on submitting your documents. Documents and passports may be submitted through courier delivery only. Documents for pending cases in any other visa category will not be processed at this time. Beneficiaries of IR1, IR2, CR1, CR2, and K visa cases who have already attended their visa interviews in Almaty and were refused under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act may submit pending documentation to continue their case processing. Immigrant Visas: The Consulate General in Almaty has resumed processing immigrant visa cases for applicants who are exempt from the Presidential Proclamation titled “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants who present a Risk to the US Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak” issued on June 22, 2020. We continue to provide emergency and mission critical services as described below. We will resume routine visa services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time. Information for visa applicants about the current state of visa services: As of March 19, 2020, the United States Embassy in Nur-Sultan and Consulate General in Almaty suspended routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments. Also, if any additional documents are required they will need to be sent to the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan. If a case is selected for interview that interview must be conducted in the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan. Visa renewals by interview waiver: Starting from September 14 th, all new interview waiver cases will be reviewed by the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan. Please continue to monitor this site for information on when we will return to routine visa operations. Mission will extend the validity of your payment (known as the MRV fee) until December 31, 2021, to allow all applicants who were unable to schedule a visa appointment as a result of the suspension of routine consular operations an opportunity to schedule and/or attend a visa appointment with the already paid fee. In the meantime, rest assured that the U.S. We are working diligently to restore all routine visa operations as quickly and safely as possible. Mission to Kazakhstan understands that many visa applicants have paid the visa application processing fee and are still waiting to schedule a visa appointment.
