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Sri Lanka · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
3

That is 23 fewer than in January 2026 (26) — -88.5%.

F1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-88.5% vs January 2026 (26)-50.0% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 4,636

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Sri Lanka · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202557
  • Jan 202626
  • Feb 20263
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  • Jan 2026 is 31 (54.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 54 (94.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 57263
Total57263
Total visas issued
605
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · F1
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714134160786111361857263
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B27,160
  2. C1/D927
  3. F1605
  4. A2257
  5. J1137
  6. F2116

Sri Lanka · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025616
  • 202629
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Month20252026Change
January3426 -23.5%
February63 -50.0%
March7––
April14––
May134––
June160––
July78––
August61––
September11––
October36––
November18––
December57––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · F1

Busiest month: June (17.9% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Sri Lanka · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 495
FY2020 179
FY2021 596
FY2022 888
FY2023 911
FY2024 787
FY2025 640
FY2026 partial140