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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Bulgaria · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Bulgaria · February 2026
1,162

That is 29 fewer than in January 2026 (1,191) — ▼ -2.4%.

B1/B2 visas made up 76.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 91.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-2.4% vs January 2026 (1,191)▼-4.6% vs February 2025 (1,218)

All published months together: 100,785

Bulgaria · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202513,172
  • 20262,353
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1,4181,191▼ -16.0%
February1,2181,162▼ -4.6%
March1,164––
April1,024––
May1,003––
June1,093––
July1,156––
August883––
September848––
October1,108––
November1,205––
December1,052––

When is it busy? Bulgaria · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.9%
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10.1%
6.8%
6.3%
6.9%
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7.0%
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8.1%
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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 · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,368
Apr '171,053
May '171,228
Jun '17902
Jul '17931
Aug '17978
Sep '17804
Oct '17866
Nov '17860
Dec '17752
Jan '181,192
Feb '181,274
Mar '181,403
Apr '181,372
May '18974
Jun '181,001
Jul '181,170
Aug '18871
Sep '18927
Oct '181,251
Nov '181,143
Dec '181,079
Jan '191,280
Feb '191,307
Mar '191,446
Apr '191,234
May '19888
Jun '19933
Jul '191,543
Aug '191,083
Sep '19973
Oct '191,206
Nov '19940
Dec '191,012
Jan '201,301
Feb '201,392
Mar '20654
Apr '201
May '2019
Jun '2058
Jul '2089
Aug '2075
Sep '2089
Oct '20100
Nov '2084
Dec '2098
Jan '2181
Feb '2179
Mar '21228
Apr '21169
May '21143
Jun '21231
Jul '21249
Aug '21154
Sep '21258
Oct '21312
Nov '21376
Dec '21457
Jan '22496
Feb '22670
Mar '22745
Apr '22609
May '22735
Jun '221,105
Jul '221,285
Aug '221,571
Sep '221,128
Oct '221,229
Nov '221,385
Dec '221,027
Jan '231,370
Feb '231,322
Mar '231,633
Apr '231,024
May '231,299
Jun '231,250
Jul '23982
Aug '231,329
Sep '231,043
Oct '231,171
Nov '231,291
Dec '23802
Jan '241,389
Feb '241,420
Mar '241,282
Apr '241,423
May '241,257
Jun '24763
Jul '24909
Aug '241,216
Sep '241,072
Oct '241,315
Nov '241,530
Dec '241,242
Jan '251,418
Feb '251,218
Mar '251,164
Apr '251,024
May '251,003
Jun '251,093
Jul '251,156
Aug '25883
Sep '25848
Oct '251,108
Nov '251,205
Dec '251,052
Jan '261,191
Feb '261,162

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Total visas issued
1,205
Latest 12 months · Bulgaria · B1/B2 · November
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Bulgaria · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251,052
  • Jan 20261,191
  • Feb 20261,162
Dec 2025
1,05231% of selected
Jan 2026
1,19135% of selected
Feb 2026
1,16234% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 139 (13.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 110 (10.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1,0521,1911,162
Total1,0521,1911,162