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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sri Lanka · J2

2,150 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
2

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (0).

J2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 429

Sri Lanka · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202533
  • 20262
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January30▼ -100.0%
February22▲ +0.0%
March1––
April0––
May1––
June4––
July5––
August10––
September0––
October3––
November3––
December1––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · J2

Busiest month: August (18.0% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%
7.9%
7.1%
5.0%
5.1%
6.9%
12.2%
18.0%
6.8%
9.9%
4.7%
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 · J2: 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 '171
Apr '171
May '174
Jun '177
Jul '175
Aug '1710
Sep '176
Oct '177
Nov '178
Dec '177
Jan '186
Feb '180
Mar '185
Apr '18
2
May '184
Jun '186
Jul '185
Aug '189
Sep '180
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '182
Jan '193
Feb '194
Mar '193
Apr '192
May '190
Jun '193
Jul '196
Aug '199
Sep '197
Oct '196
Nov '191
Dec '192
Jan '202
Feb '204
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '203
Aug '201
Sep '201
Oct '203
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '211
May '213
Jun '210
Jul '212
Aug '216
Sep '213
Oct '214
Nov '211
Dec '214
Jan '221
Feb '2212
Mar '223
Apr '226
May '221
Jun '226
Jul '224
Aug '2216
Sep '224
Oct '224
Nov '228
Dec '226
Jan '233
Feb '236
Mar '2313
Apr '239
May '2311
Jun '239
Jul '2310
Aug '234
Sep '233
Oct '2310
Nov '230
Dec '234
Jan '2410
Feb '241
Mar '241
Apr '244
May '241
Jun '241
Jul '248
Aug '249
Sep '247
Oct '243
Nov '246
Dec '243
Jan '253
Feb '252
Mar '251
Apr '250
May '251
Jun '254
Jul '255
Aug '2510
Sep '250
Oct '253
Nov '253
Dec '251
Jan '260
Feb '262

Explore Sri Lanka by period

Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · J2 · November
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Sri Lanka · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
133% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
267% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 102
Total102