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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Bulgaria
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Bulgaria, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Bulgaria · February 2026

1,511

That is 210 more than in January 2026 (1,301) — +16.1%.

Quick view · February 2026

+16.1% vs January 2026 (1,301)-6.3% vs February 2025 (1,612)

All published months together: 152,613

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	1,167	1,202	-2.9%−35
Exchange visitors	230	13	+1669.2%+217
Transit and crew	55	62	-11.3%−7
Diplomats and international organizations	38	5	+660.0%+33
Temporary workers	18	12	+50.0%+6
Students	2	5	-60.0%−3
Other	1	1	+0.0%+0
Fiancé(e)s and their children	0	1	-100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	1,162	1,191	-2.4%−29
J1	230	12	+1816.7%+218
C1/D	55	62	-11.3%−7
NATO2	16	0	new+16
A2	12	0	new+12
E2	5	1	+400.0%+4
B1	4	10	-60.0%−6
G4	4	4	+0.0%

Bulgaria: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202519,022
20262,812

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,576	1,301	-17.4%
February	1,612	1,511	-6.3%
March	2,679	–	–
April	2,742	–	–
May	1,866	–	–
June	1,321	–	–
July	1,461	–	–
August	1,047	–	–
September	985	–	–
October	1,254	–	–
November	1,304	–	–
December	1,175	–	–

When is it busy? Bulgaria

Busiest month: March (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.7%

10.0%

13.4%

11.0%

8.9%

8.1%

7.2%

6.5%

5.9%

6.9%

7.1%

6.4%

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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: 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	17,224
2018	21,705
2019	21,973
2020	6,501
2021	5,512
2022	16,545
2023	20,211
2024	21,108
2025	19,022
2026 partial	2,812

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,175	1,301	1,511
Total	1,175	1,301	1,511

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Bulgaria: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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