Bulgaria · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Bulgaria
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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: 29,814

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

Year compared with

20254,007
2026242

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	14	12	-14.3%
February	282	230	-18.4%
March	1,327	–	–
April	1,511	–	–
May	688	–	–
June	75	–	–
July	49	–	–
August	10	–	–
September	17	–	–
October	12	–	–
November	10	–	–
December	12	–	–

When is it busy? Bulgaria · J1

Busiest month: March (29.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (0.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

0.7%

8.7%

29.3%

26.9%

17.7%

12.2%

1.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.4%

0.5%

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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 · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	1,270
Apr '17	2,069
May '17	1,128
Jun '17	121
Jul '17	70
Aug '17	36
Sep '17	23
Oct '17	15
Nov '17	8
Dec '17	11
Jan '18	19
Feb '18	105
Mar '18	1,192
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	12	12	230
Total	12	12	230

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