J-1 visa statistics for Bucharest

How many J-1 visas are issued at Bucharest, and its share of everything issued in Romania.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Bucharest, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

6,4696,469

9.1%vs 7,120 in the 12 months before

Down 9.1% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average: 539
Busiest month: 1.9k; May 2025
Latest month: 388; Feb 2026Down 46%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.5k

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Bucharest each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

30%

0.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: May 2022: 2,320 visas

In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
6.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
7k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 12%vs 2023
2025
7k
Jan – Dec 2025
About flat, 0.1%vs 2024
2026So far
413
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Down 55%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 6,967 visas (+0.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 55% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers

Visas issued per month, at Bucharest
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	388	713	Down 46%
January 2026	25	198	Down 87%
December 2025	26	10	Up 160%
November 2025	7	9	Down 22%
October 2025	21	9	Up 133%
September 2025	10	36	Down 72%
August 2025	31	33	Down 6.1%
July 2025	86	64	Up 34%
June 2025	556	781	Down 29%
May 2025	1,883	1,790	Up 5.2%
April 2025	1,582	1,954	Down 19%
March 2025	1,854	1,523	Up 22%
February 2025	713	680	Up 4.9%
January 2025	198	74	Up 168%
December 2024	10	32	Down 69%
November 2024	9	17	Down 47%
October 2024	9	26	Down 65%
September 2024	36	13	Up 177%
August 2024	33	32	Up 3.1%
July 2024	64	63	About flat, 1.6%
June 2024	781	520	Up 50%
May 2024	1,790	2,250	Down 20%
April 2024	1,954	1,407	Up 39%
March 2024	1,523	1,455	Up 4.7%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Romania