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Visa class C1/D · All published months

Sofia7,087

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Month	Sofia
Oct '18	161
Nov '18	142
Dec '18	124
Jan '19	107
Feb '19	101
Mar '19	99
Apr '19	123
May '19	106
Jun '19	109
Jul '19	96
Aug '19	112
Sep '19	90
Oct '19	136
Nov '19	102
Dec '19	96
Jan '20	116
Feb '20	92
Mar '20	28
Apr '20	1
May '20	24
Jun '20	40
Jul '20	59
Aug '20	81
Sep '20	62
Oct '20	81
Nov '20	65
Dec '20	51
Jan '21	40
Feb '21	39
Mar '21	79
Apr '21	66
May '21	51
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	76
Aug '21	54
Sep '21	99
Oct '21	79
Nov '21	97
Dec '21	58
Jan '22	67
Feb '22	61
Mar '22	98
Apr '22	68
May '22	53
Jun '22	100
Jul '22	67
Aug '22	66
Sep '22	69
Oct '22	96
Nov '22	89
Dec '22	80
Jan '23	84
Feb '23	69
Mar '23	95
Apr '23	85
May '23	114
Jun '23	74
Jul '23	62
Aug '23	74
Sep '23	77
Oct '23	91
Nov '23	81
Dec '23	45
Jan '24	78
Feb '24	61
Mar '24	59
Apr '24	95
May '24	102
Jun '24	55
Jul '24	81
Aug '24	61
Sep '24	58
Oct '24	93
Nov '24	82
Dec '24	76
Jan '25	71
Feb '25	70
Mar '25	75
Apr '25	113
May '25	91
Jun '25	60
Jul '25	110
Aug '25	91
Sep '25	71
Oct '25	85
Nov '25	62
Dec '25	74
Jan '26	102
Feb '26	104
Total	7,087

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.