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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 1,911

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

compared with
  • 2025197
  • 20267
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 (29.4% 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%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '177
Apr '178
May '1727
Jun '1768
Jul '1771
Aug '1731
Sep '176
Oct '173
Nov '1711
Dec '1712
Jan '1816
Feb '189
Mar '185
Apr '187
May '1824
Jun '1863
Jul '1870
Aug '1833
Sep '1812
Oct '184
Nov '188
Dec '1813
Jan '1912
Feb '194
Mar '194
Apr '198
May '1928
Jun '1950
Jul '1974
Aug '1929
Sep '198
Oct '193
Nov '196
Dec '1917
Jan '2012
Feb '205
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '2052
Aug '2024
Sep '208
Oct '206
Nov '206
Dec '204
Jan '216
Feb '212
Mar '212
Apr '213
May '2114
Jun '2137
Jul '2168
Aug '2148
Sep '215
Oct '212
Nov '2111
Dec '2121
Jan '2211
Feb '221
Mar '227
Apr '229
May '229
Jun '2242
Jul '2242
Aug '2258
Sep '2211
Oct '222
Nov '225
Dec '2218
Jan '237
Feb '232
Mar '236
Apr '2312
May '2317
Jun '2373
Jul '2338
Aug '2331
Sep '233
Oct '230
Nov '238
Dec '238
Jan '242
Feb '240
Mar '246
Apr '245
May '2429
Jun '2446
Jul '2455
Aug '2438
Sep '242
Oct '240
Nov '2410
Dec '246
Jan '256
Feb '251
Mar '255
Apr '256
May '2528
Jun '2522
Jul '2574
Aug '2529
Sep '255
Oct '257
Nov '254
Dec '2510
Jan '265
Feb '262

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Bulgaria · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
1059% of selected
Jan 2026
529% of selected
Feb 2026
212% of selected
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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