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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Sri Lanka
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Sri Lanka, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026

810

That is 180 more than in January 2026 (630) — +28.6%.

Quick view · February 2026

+28.6% vs January 2026 (630)-2.2% vs February 2025 (828)

All published months together: 101,612

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	638	439	+45.3%+199
Transit and crew	85	69	+23.2%+16
Temporary workers	41	68	-39.7%−27
Diplomats and international organizations	27	21	+28.6%+6
Exchange visitors	14	3	+366.7%+11
Students	4	29	-86.2%−25
Fiancé(e)s and their children	1	1	+0.0%+0

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	634	436	+45.4%+198
C1/D	81	67	+20.9%+14
A2	16	3	+433.3%+13
J1	12	3	+300.0%+9
L2	9	13	-30.8%−4
H1B	7	17	-58.8%−10
G4	7	7	+0.0%+0
L1	6	11

Sri Lanka: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202510,456
20261,440

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	971	630	-35.1%
February	828	810	-2.2%
March	1,031	–	–
April	1,166	–	–
May	1,131	–	–
June	830	–	–
July	1,017	–	–
August	920	–	–
September	853	–	–
October	779	–	–
November	396	–	–
December	534	–	–

When is it busy? Sri Lanka

Busiest month: February (9.8% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.7%

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7.1%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	14,146
2018	13,249
2019	11,897
2020	2,734
2021	4,027
2022	13,220
2023	17,347
2024	13,096
2025	10,456
2026 partial	1,440

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	534	630	810
Total	534	630	810

Sri Lanka

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Sri Lanka: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Sri Lanka

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