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Visa class B1/B2 · All published months

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Month	Colombo
Oct '18	510
Nov '18	287
Dec '18	230
Jan '19	410
Feb '19	439
Mar '19	686
Apr '19	479
May '19	482
Jun '19	587
Jul '19	656
Aug '19	866
Sep '19	475
Oct '19	567
Nov '19	336
Dec '19	309
Jan '20	430
Feb '20	429
Mar '20	287
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	6
Aug '20	5
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	3
Dec '20	39
Jan '21	32
Feb '21	38
Mar '21	59
Apr '21	43
May '21	44
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	97
Aug '21	183
Sep '21	118
Oct '21	154
Nov '21	263
Dec '21	311
Jan '22	354
Feb '22	512
Mar '22	700
Apr '22	804
May '22	297
Jun '22	629
Jul '22	637
Aug '22	713
Sep '22	381
Oct '22	834
Nov '22	935
Dec '22	753
Jan '23	591
Feb '23	684
Mar '23	1,068
Apr '23	835
May '23	896
Jun '23	686
Jul '23	1,078
Aug '23	1,022
Sep '23	799
Oct '23	755
Nov '23	728
Dec '23	579
Jan '24	636
Feb '24	546
Mar '24	377
Apr '24	725
May '24	673
Jun '24	414
Jul '24	337
Aug '24	466
Sep '24	474
Oct '24	592
Nov '24	401
Dec '24	390
Jan '25	453
Feb '25	405
Mar '25	635
Apr '25	685
May '25	628
Jun '25	310
Jul '25	536
Aug '25	433
Sep '25	426
Oct '25	346
Nov '25	176
Dec '25	215
Jan '26	289
Feb '26	458
Total	39,157

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.