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    Official DOS data · Bulgaria · By issuing post

    Visas issued in Sofia, by month

    In February 2026, the U.S. embassy or consulate in Sofia, Bulgaria, issued 1,406 nonimmigrant visas and 19 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, it issued 1,535 and 18. That was the 81st most nonimmigrant visas and the 49th most immigrant visas of the 215 posts listed here.

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Sofia

    1,406 in February 2026, 8% fewer than February 2025 (1,535). 17,912 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Sofia each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01k2k3k4k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20261,406
    Jan 20261,209
    Dec 20251,102
    Nov 20251,200
    Oct 20251,087
    Sep 2025875
    Aug 20251,044
    Jul 20251,513
    Jun 20251,302
    May 20251,842
    Apr 20252,723
    Mar 20252,609
    Feb 20251,535
    Jan 20251,383
    Dec 20241,325
    Nov 20241,619
    Oct 20241,463
    Sep 20241,119
    Aug 20241,389
    Jul 20241,141
    Jun 2024983
    May 20242,077
    Apr 20243,406
    Mar 20242,300
    Feb 20241,714
    Jan 20241,522
    Dec 2023881
    Nov 20231,365
    Oct 20231,235
    Sep 20231,134
    Aug 20231,494
    Jul 20231,186
    Jun 20231,568
    May 20232,229
    Apr 20232,409
    Mar 20232,880
    Feb 20231,550
    Jan 20231,538
    Dec 20221,060
    Nov 20221,441
    Oct 20221,288
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor9871,08211,699
    J1Exchange visitor2573284,219
    C1/DTransit and crew member104701,038
    F1Academic student21189
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker11132
    B1Business visitor611105
    NATO2161780
    L1Intracompany transferee1258
    E2Treaty investor4155
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker3352
    A212250
    G23145
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child0035
    O1Person of extraordinary ability1020
    G40520
    H4H worker's spouse or child3019
    A11117
    P12114
    I119
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen117
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child006
    B2Tourist015
    O2015
    O3005
    P3015
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker014
    C4/D3103
    G1003
    NATO6033
    R2002
    A3001
    C1Transit001
    DCrew member001
    F2Academic student's spouse or child001
    H3001
    M1Vocational student001
    P4001
    R1Religious worker001

    Immigrant visas issued at Sofia

    19 in February 2026, 6% more than February 2025 (18). 349 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued at Sofia each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0204060802023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202619
    Jan 202624
    Dec 202539
    Nov 202524
    Oct 202535
    Sep 202526
    Aug 202540
    Jul 202534
    Jun 202536
    May 202526
    Apr 202531
    Mar 202515
    Feb 202518
    Jan 202538
    Dec 202418
    Nov 202425
    Oct 202425
    Sep 202452
    Aug 202428
    Jul 202428
    Jun 202438
    May 202425
    Apr 202430
    Mar 202454
    Feb 202440
    Jan 202434
    Dec 202347
    Nov 202330
    Oct 202334
    Sep 202324
    Aug 202333
    Jul 202342
    Jun 202338
    May 202349
    Apr 202348
    Mar 202376
    Feb 202326
    Jan 202332
    Dec 202239
    Nov 202244
    Oct 202230
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen6390
    IH34466
    DVDiversity visa0548
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen3129
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen2121
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen0020
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen1015
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0014
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit0114
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years1013
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional105
    CR2003
    EWEmployment-based, other worker102
    E1Employment-based, priority worker002
    SB1002
    SQ3002
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident001
    SQ1001
    SQ2001

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    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    A post's count is where the visas were issued. Applicants of any nationality can apply at a post, so these counts do not show how many visas went to people from the post's country.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Post, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-post

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