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Bulgaria · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Bulgaria · February 2026
2

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (5) — -60.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-60.0% vs January 2026 (5)+100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 1,428

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Bulgaria · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20262
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (80.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1052
Total1052
Total visas issued
197
Latest 12 months · Bulgaria · F1
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56282274295741052
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B212,889
  2. J13,953
  3. C1/D749
  4. F1197
  5. H2B129
  6. B192

Bulgaria · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025197
  • 20267
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January65 -16.7%
February12 +100.0%
March5––
April6––
May28––
June22––
July74––
August29––
September5––
October7––
November4––
December10––

When is it busy? Bulgaria · F1

Busiest month: July (29.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Bulgaria · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 242
FY2020 128
FY2021 201
FY2022 224
FY2023 214
FY2024 199
FY2025 192
FY2026 partial28