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Visa class C1/D · All published months

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Month	Colombo
Oct '18	55
Nov '18	46
Dec '18	36
Jan '19	63
Feb '19	55
Mar '19	60
Apr '19	50
May '19	45
Jun '19	65
Jul '19	60
Aug '19	98
Sep '19	67
Oct '19	72
Nov '19	58
Dec '19	62
Jan '20	77
Feb '20	59
Mar '20	23
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	7
Sep '20	12
Oct '20	12
Nov '20	12
Dec '20	19
Jan '21	32
Feb '21	35
Mar '21	52
Apr '21	63
May '21	29
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	24
Aug '21	20
Sep '21	12
Oct '21	50
Nov '21	61
Dec '21	20
Jan '22	81
Feb '22	73
Mar '22	78
Apr '22	55
May '22	47
Jun '22	33
Jul '22	71
Aug '22	69
Sep '22	83
Oct '22	101
Nov '22	63
Dec '22	60
Jan '23	61
Feb '23	109
Mar '23	89
Apr '23	57
May '23	92
Jun '23	88
Jul '23	91
Aug '23	121
Sep '23	78
Oct '23	82
Nov '23	48
Dec '23	70
Jan '24	70
Feb '24	62
Mar '24	47
Apr '24	56
May '24	68
Jun '24	74
Jul '24	47
Aug '24	62
Sep '24	40
Oct '24	40
Nov '24	73
Dec '24	38
Jan '25	43
Feb '25	37
Mar '25	42
Apr '25	76
May '25	44
Jun '25	54
Jul '25	91
Aug '25	69
Sep '25	60
Oct '25	94
Nov '25	23
Dec '25	50
Jan '26	59
Feb '26	67
Total	4,797

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.