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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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M1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
0

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -100.0%.

M1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (2)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 104

Sri Lanka · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20256
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January02–
February00–
March1––
April0––
May2––
June0––
July0––
August0––
September1––
October0––
November0––
December2––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · M1

Busiest month: March (16.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (2.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.7%
5.9%
16.7%
5.0%
6.9%
2.3%
7.5%
6.2%
9.2%
7.8%
6.3%
14.5%
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 · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '171
May '171
Jun '172
Jul '175
Aug '174
Sep '175
Oct '171
Nov '172
Dec '171
Jan '183
Feb '181
Mar '181
Apr '18
0
May '181
Jun '181
Jul '183
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '181
Nov '182
Dec '180
Jan '192
Feb '190
Mar '192
Apr '191
May '190
Jun '191
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '191
Oct '191
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '212
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '212
Dec '212
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '221
Apr '222
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '221
Sep '221
Oct '222
Nov '221
Dec '221
Jan '230
Feb '231
Mar '234
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '232
Sep '231
Oct '232
Nov '230
Dec '232
Jan '242
Feb '244
Mar '242
Apr '240
May '241
Jun '240
Jul '241
Aug '240
Sep '241
Oct '241
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '250
Mar '251
Apr '250
May '252
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '251
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '252
Jan '262
Feb '260

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Sri Lanka · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
250% of selected
Jan 2026
250% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 220
Total220