Sri Lanka · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Sri Lanka
Creator: Visa Status

Intracompany transferee · For employees of an international company who are transferred to a U.S. office as managers, executives or specialized-knowledge staff.

L1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (11) — -45.5%.

L1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-45.5% vs January 2026 (11)+50.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 827

Sri Lanka · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202596
202617

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	8	11	+37.5%
February	4	6	+50.0%
March	2	–	–
April	13	–	–
May	11	–	–
June	5	–	–
July	15	–	–
August	12	–	–
September	9	–	–
October	9	–	–
November	1	–	–
December	7	–	–

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · L1

Busiest month: October (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.2%

12.0%

7.6%

6.1%

5.9%

7.1%

7.9%

8.9%

6.2%

12.3%

8.3%

6.6%

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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 · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	9
Apr '17	6
May '17	12
Jun '17	8
Jul '17	10
Aug '17	20
Sep '17	7
Oct '17	6
Nov '17	4
Dec '17	6
Jan '18	10
Feb '18	10
Mar '18	11
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	7	11	6
Total	7	11	6

Sri Lanka · L1

Sri Lanka · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · L1

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