This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Bulgaria to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 4,469 nonimmigrant visas issued for Bulgaria, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -54% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 1,871 6,819 -72.6% 11,540 -83.8%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 798 1,120 -28.7% 5,484 -85.4%
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 792 838 -5.5% 1,790 -55.8%
Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) 263 156 68.6% 293 -10.2%
Student (F1) 201 128 57% 334 -39.8%
Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) 96 88 9.1% 144 -33.3%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 66 82 -19.5% 101 -34.7%
Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) 55 138 -60.1% 91 -39.6%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 39 33 18.2% 99 -60.6%
Treaty trader or investor (E2) 36 40 -10% 235 -84.7%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 661 immigrant visas issued for Bulgaria compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) 163
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 91
Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IH3) 82
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 71
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 45
Returning Resident (SB1) 45
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 44
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 33
Professionals and Other Workers (E3) 20
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 16

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and NA new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, 3 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and - were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.

Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 374 people from Bulgaria were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 23 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 8 were removed for non-criminal charges and 18 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.