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Sri Lanka · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
634

That is 198 more than in January 2026 (436) — +45.4%.

B1/B2 visas made up 78.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 69.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+45.4% vs January 2026 (436)-2.8% vs February 2025 (652)

All published months together: 55,075

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Sri Lanka · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025318
  • Jan 2026436
  • Feb 2026634
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  • Jan 2026 is 118 (37.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 316 (99.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 318436634
Total318436634
Total visas issued
7,160
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · B1/B2
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  1. B1/B27,160
  2. C1/D927
  3. F1605
  4. A2257
  5. J1137
  6. F2116

Sri Lanka · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,490
  • 20261,070
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Month20252026Change
January748436 -41.7%
February652634 -2.8%
March862––
April931––
May804––
June488––
July687––
August605––
September598––
October509––
November288––
December318––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.3%). 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 · B1/B2: all published months

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05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,631
2019 8,902
2020 1,807
2021 1,922
2022 9,630
2023 13,060
2024 9,563
2025 7,490
2026 partial1,070