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Visa class B1/B2 · All published months

Sri Lanka55,075

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Month	Sri Lanka
Oct '18	741
Nov '18	491
Dec '18	399
Jan '19	607
Feb '19	633
Mar '19	935
Apr '19	734
May '19	747
Jun '19	842
Jul '19	909
Aug '19	1,045
Sep '19	708
Oct '19	782
Nov '19	493
Dec '19	467
Jan '20	629
Feb '20	680
Mar '20	406
Apr '20	1
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	8
Aug '20	6
Sep '20	9
Oct '20	7
Nov '20	14
Dec '20	46
Jan '21	38
Feb '21	54
Mar '21	97
Apr '21	73
May '21	65
Jun '21	89
Jul '21	131
Aug '21	217
Sep '21	167
Oct '21	236
Nov '21	350
Dec '21	405
Jan '22	438
Feb '22	600
Mar '22	830
Apr '22	956
May '22	452
Jun '22	866
Jul '22	772
Aug '22	946
Sep '22	649
Oct '22	1,016
Nov '22	1,173
Dec '22	932
Jan '23	876
Feb '23	965
Mar '23	1,452
Apr '23	1,148
May '23	1,169
Jun '23	978
Jul '23	1,297
Aug '23	1,300
Sep '23	1,071
Oct '23	1,003
Nov '23	996
Dec '23	805
Jan '24	887
Feb '24	869
Mar '24	691
Apr '24	1,021
May '24	1,018
Jun '24	679
Jul '24	653
Aug '24	798
Sep '24	834
Oct '24	875
Nov '24	644
Dec '24	594
Jan '25	748
Feb '25	652
Mar '25	862
Apr '25	931
May '25	804
Jun '25	488
Jul '25	687
Aug '25	605
Sep '25	598
Oct '25	509
Nov '25	288
Dec '25	318
Jan '26	436
Feb '26	634
Total	55,075

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.