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Visa class J1 · All published months

Sofia24,551

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Month	Sofia
Apr '18	2,144
May '18	1,005
Jun '18	118
Jul '18	46
Aug '18	43
Sep '18	29
Oct '18	14
Nov '18	12
Dec '18	16
Jan '19	11
Feb '19	413
Mar '19	2,077
Apr '19	1,526
May '19	715
Jun '19	57
Jul '19	43
Aug '19	36
Sep '19	27
Oct '19	7
Nov '19	4
Dec '19	22
Jan '20	15
Feb '20	420
Mar '20	685
Apr '20	1
May '20	2
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	5
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	3
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	2
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	12
May '21	132
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	36
Aug '21	18
Sep '21	14
Oct '21	12
Nov '21	10
Dec '21	15
Jan '22	10
Feb '22	16
Mar '22	433
Apr '22	582
May '22	897
Jun '22	329
Jul '22	59
Aug '22	18
Sep '22	19
Oct '22	8
Nov '22	4
Dec '22	7
Jan '23	52
Feb '23	204
Mar '23	1,166
Apr '23	1,256
May '23	790
Jun '23	112
Jul '23	49
Aug '23	23
Sep '23	4
Oct '23	3
Nov '23	9
Dec '23	11
Jan '24	29
Feb '24	315
Mar '24	1,055
Apr '24	1,914
May '24	654
Jun '24	104
Jul '24	56
Aug '24	11
Sep '24	18
Oct '24	7
Nov '24	5
Dec '24	11
Jan '25	11
Feb '25	328
Mar '25	1,452
Apr '25	1,601
May '25	724
Jun '25	75
Jul '25	47
Aug '25	7
Sep '25	17
Oct '25	9
Nov '25	8
Dec '25	11
Jan '26	11
Feb '26	257
Total	24,551

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.