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Sri Lanka · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
12

That is 9 more than in January 2026 (3) — +300.0%.

J1 visas made up 1.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+300.0% vs January 2026 (3)+100.0% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,017

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Sri Lanka · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 202612
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (70.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (20.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 10312
Total10312
Total visas issued
137
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · J1
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11815818261411110312
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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

Sri Lanka · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025140
  • 202615
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Month20252026Change
January123 -75.0%
February612 +100.0%
March11––
April8––
May15––
June8––
July18––
August26––
September14––
October11––
November1––
December10––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · J1

Busiest month: August (16.0% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.6%). 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 · J1: all published months

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0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial23
2019 162
2020 39
2021 78
2022 185
2023 193
2024 182
2025 140
2026 partial15