Visa Status
Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
· printed

Country

Bulgaria · J1

See visa appointment dates →
See Visa Bulletin dates →

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

J1 visas issued to people from Bulgaria · February 2026
230

That is 218 more than in January 2026 (12) — +1816.7%.

J1 visas made up 15.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+1816.7% vs January 2026 (12)-18.4% vs February 2025 (282)

All published months together: 20,572

Compare months or years

Compare by
Quick pick
Chart
Bulgaria · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 202612
  • Feb 2026230
Download CSV
  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 218 (1816.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
View as table
Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1212230
Total1212230
Total visas issued
3,953
Latest 12 months · Bulgaria · J1
Compare with other countries →Compare months or years →Europe & Central Asia →Share snapshot →

By month · latest 12 months

Choose a month to filter
1.3K1.5K6887549101712101212230
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

Select one to look at only that visa type

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

Bulgaria · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20254,007
  • 2026242
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Download CSV
Month by month
Month20252026Change
January1412 -14.3%
February282230 -18.4%
March1,327––
April1,511––
May688––
June75––
July49––
August10––
September17––
October12––
November10––
December12––

When is it busy? Bulgaria · J1

Busiest month: March (29.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (0.4%). 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 · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

Download CSV
View as table
YearIssuances
2018 partial54
2019 4,684
2020 1,095
2021 832
2022 2,242
2023 3,473
2024 3,943
2025 4,007
2026 partial242