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Sofia, Bulgaria

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Bulgaria read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved up — the last three months averaged 1,239 against 1,054 for the three before them, a change of 17.6%.

Immigrant volume held roughly level — the last three months averaged 27 against 28 for the three before them, a change of -3.5%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B2987
J1257
C1/D104
NATO216
A212
B16
E24
G23
11 other classes17

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR56
IH34
IR13
IR22
CR11
E31
EW1
F11

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20261,406
January 20261,209
December 20251,102
November 20251,200
October 20251,087
September 2025875
August 20251,044
July 20251,513
June 20251,302
May 20251,842
April 20252,723
March 20252,609

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202619
January 202624
December 202539
November 202524
October 202535
September 202526
August 202540
July 202534
June 202536
May 202526
April 202531
March 202515

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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