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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Bulgaria · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Bulgaria · February 2026
1

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -50.0%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (2)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 255

Bulgaria · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202523
  • 20263
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Month20252026Change
January32▼ -33.3%
February01–
March1––
April2––
May1––
June2––
July2––
August3––
September3––
October3––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? Bulgaria · O1

Busiest month: August (12.4% of a typical year). Quietest: March (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.5%
7.1%
3.6%
5.6%
4.1%
6.1%
11.1%
12.4%
11.1%
10.4%
10.0%
7.9%
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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '172
May '175
Jun '173
Jul '177
Aug '176
Sep '175
Oct '172
Nov '174
Dec '172
Jan '183
Feb '180
Mar '181
Apr '182
May '184
Jun '180
Jul '187
Aug '185
Sep '184
Oct '182
Nov '182
Dec '181
Jan '193
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '193
May '191
Jun '194
Jul '196
Aug '193
Sep '194
Oct '191
Nov '191
Dec '191
Jan '205
Feb '206
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '205
Oct '202
Nov '203
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '213
Aug '213
Sep '210
Oct '213
Nov '213
Dec '212
Jan '222
Feb '222
Mar '224
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '221
Jul '221
Aug '227
Sep '222
Oct '226
Nov '223
Dec '224
Jan '232
Feb '233
Mar '231
Apr '232
May '232
Jun '234
Jul '232
Aug '233
Sep '234
Oct '233
Nov '231
Dec '232
Jan '243
Feb '243
Mar '240
Apr '242
May '240
Jun '241
Jul '243
Aug '242
Sep '242
Oct '242
Nov '247
Dec '244
Jan '253
Feb '250
Mar '251
Apr '252
May '251
Jun '252
Jul '252
Aug '253
Sep '253
Oct '253
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '262
Feb '261

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Latest 12 months · Bulgaria · O1 · January
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Bulgaria · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
240% of selected
Jan 2026
240% of selected
Feb 2026
120% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 221
Total221