Bulgaria · F1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Bulgaria
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F1 visas issued to people from Bulgaria · February 2026

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: 1,911

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

Year compared with

2025197
20267

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6	5	-16.7%
February	1	2	+100.0%
March	5	–	–
April	6	–	–
May	28	–	–
June	22	–	–
July	74	–	–
August	29	–	–
September	5	–	–
October	7	–	–
November	4	–	–
December	10	–	–

When is it busy? Bulgaria · F1

Busiest month: July (29.4% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.6%

1.5%

2.1%

2.9%

8.5%

18.8%

29.4%

17.8%

3.4%

1.7%

3.6%

5.7%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	244
2018	264
2019	243
2020	118
2021	219
2022	215
2023	205
2024	199
2025	197
2026 partial	7

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	10	5	2
Total	10	5	2

Bulgaria · F1

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

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