Sofia: F1 visas issued

Nonimmigrant visa: Student in an academic or language training program

Looking for F1 (family) immigrant visas? See Sofia’s F1 (family) page.

From Mar 2025 to Feb 2026, Sofia issued 189 F1 visas, about 16 a month, about the same as the 12 months before. But it issued only 8 in January and February 2026, against about 18 a month from March to December 2025.

This counts visas issued, which shows how busy the post is, not how long you will wait. The State Department data here ends in February 2026, so it cannot show what has changed since then, such as pauses that started or ended later.