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Sri Lanka · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
6

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (6) — +0.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+0.0% vs January 2026 (6)+200.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 209

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Sri Lanka · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20266
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 266
Total266
Total visas issued
38
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · R1
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532424112266
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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202534
  • 202612
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Month20252026Change
January66 +0.0%
February26 +200.0%
March5––
April3––
May2––
June4––
July2––
August4––
September1––
October1––
November2––
December2––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · R1

Busiest month: October (13.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.7%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 27
FY2020 6
FY2021 10
FY2022 43
FY2023 37
FY2024 27
FY2025 42
FY2026 partial17