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Visa class J1 · All published months

Bulgaria20,572

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Month	Bulgaria
Oct '18	17
Nov '18	12
Dec '18	25
Jan '19	17
Feb '19	390
Mar '19	1,937
Apr '19	1,423
May '19	693
Jun '19	71
Jul '19	48
Aug '19	42
Sep '19	28
Oct '19	7
Nov '19	7
Dec '19	21
Jan '20	18
Feb '20	416
Mar '20	643
Apr '20	1
May '20	2
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	5
Aug '20	2
Sep '20	2
Oct '20	3
Nov '20	2
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	3
Feb '21	2
Mar '21	3
Apr '21	7
May '21	122
Jun '21	590
Jul '21	39
Aug '21	13
Sep '21	15
Oct '21	12
Nov '21	12
Dec '21	14
Jan '22	12
Feb '22	23
Mar '22	414
Apr '22	529
May '22	819
Jun '22	310
Jul '22	64
Aug '22	20
Sep '22	19
Oct '22	10
Nov '22	11
Dec '22	11
Jan '23	48
Feb '23	181
Mar '23	1,087
Apr '23	1,175
May '23	748
Jun '23	120
Jul '23	53
Aug '23	21
Sep '23	6
Oct '23	8
Nov '23	11
Dec '23	15
Jan '24	28
Feb '24	288
Mar '24	982
Apr '24	1,782
May '24	637
Jun '24	110
Jul '24	58
Aug '24	12
Sep '24	17
Oct '24	7
Nov '24	6
Dec '24	16
Jan '25	14
Feb '25	282
Mar '25	1,327
Apr '25	1,511
May '25	688
Jun '25	75
Jul '25	49
Aug '25	10
Sep '25	17
Oct '25	12
Nov '25	10
Dec '25	12
Jan '26	12
Feb '26	230
Total	20,572

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.