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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sri Lanka · B1

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

B1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
4

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +33.3%.

B1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+33.3% vs January 2026 (3)▲+300.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 485

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

compared with
  • 202530
  • 20267
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January43▼ -25.0%
February14▲ +300.0%
March1––
April2––
May4––
June6––
July2––
August1––
September1––
October2––
November4––
December2––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · B1

Busiest month: June (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%
11.0%
8.4%
8.6%
10.5%
11.3%
4.8%
6.6%
5.6%
6.9%
8.4%
7.8%
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 · B1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1713
Apr '1711
May '1710
Jun '1710
Jul '1712
Aug '178
Sep '174
Oct '177
Nov '177
Dec '175
Jan '183
Feb '1810
Mar '186
Apr '18
14
May '1813
Jun '1810
Jul '187
Aug '187
Sep '181
Oct '183
Nov '182
Dec '185
Jan '194
Feb '197
Mar '195
Apr '197
May '1910
Jun '198
Jul '196
Aug '194
Sep '194
Oct '197
Nov '1913
Dec '193
Jan '204
Feb '205
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '201
Oct '202
Nov '201
Dec '201
Jan '212
Feb '215
Mar '214
Apr '210
May '212
Jun '217
Jul '212
Aug '213
Sep '214
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '217
Jan '222
Feb '224
Mar '223
Apr '228
May '227
Jun '224
Jul '221
Aug '221
Sep '220
Oct '222
Nov '227
Dec '226
Jan '234
Feb '236
Mar '235
Apr '232
May '235
Jun '234
Jul '233
Aug '239
Sep '236
Oct '238
Nov '230
Dec '233
Jan '249
Feb '243
Mar '242
Apr '246
May '245
Jun '244
Jul '241
Aug '240
Sep '244
Oct '241
Nov '244
Dec '242
Jan '254
Feb '251
Mar '251
Apr '252
May '254
Jun '256
Jul '252
Aug '251
Sep '251
Oct '252
Nov '254
Dec '252
Jan '263
Feb '264

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Sri Lanka · Visa class B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
222% of selected
Jan 2026
333% of selected
Feb 2026
444% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 234
Total234