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Sri Lanka · O1
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O1 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
1
That is 0 more than in January 2026 (1) — +0.0%.
O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
+0.0% vs January 2026 (1)last year: no earlier data
All published months together: 51
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Sri Lanka · Visa class O1 · One total per month
- Dec 20252
- Jan 20261
- Feb 20261
Dec 2025
250% of selected
Jan 2026
125% of selected
Feb 2026
125% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Sri Lanka · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
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Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | -50.0% |
| February | 0 | 1 | – |
| March | 1 | – | – |
| April | 2 | – | – |
| May | 1 | – | – |
| June | 0 | – | – |
| July | 0 | – | – |
| August | 0 | – | – |
| September | 0 | – | – |
| October | 0 | – | – |
| November | 0 | – | – |
| December | 2 | – | – |
When is it busy? Sri Lanka · O1
Busiest month: December (22.2% of a typical year). Quietest: August (2.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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Average of 7 full years (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 · O1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 0 |
| Nov '18 | 0 |
| Dec '18 | 0 |
| Jan '19 | 0 |
| Feb '19 | 0 |
| Mar '19 | 0 |
| Apr '19 | 0 |
| May '19 | 0 |
| Jun '19 | 1 |
| Jul '19 | 1 |
| Aug '19 | 1 |
| Sep '19 | 0 |
| Oct '19 | 1 |
| Nov '19 | 1 |
| Dec '19 | 0 |
| Jan '20 | 1 |
| Feb '20 | 0 |
| Mar '20 | 0 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 0 |
| Sep '20 | 0 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 0 |
| Dec '20 | 2 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 1 |
| Mar '21 | 0 |
| Apr '21 | 0 |
| May '21 | 1 |
| Jun '21 | 0 |
| Jul '21 | 0 |
| Aug '21 | 0 |
| Sep '21 | 1 |
| Oct '21 | 0 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 1 |
| Jan '22 | 0 |
| Feb '22 | 0 |
| Mar '22 | 1 |
| Apr '22 | 3 |
| May '22 | 0 |
| Jun '22 | 0 |
| Jul '22 | 1 |
| Aug '22 | 0 |
| Sep '22 | 0 |
| Oct '22 | 0 |
| Nov '22 | 0 |
| Dec '22 | 2 |
| Jan '23 | 3 |
| Feb '23 | 1 |
| Mar '23 | 0 |
| Apr '23 | 0 |
| May '23 | 2 |
| Jun '23 | 0 |
| Jul '23 | 1 |
| Aug '23 | 0 |
| Sep '23 | 2 |
| Oct '23 | 1 |
| Nov '23 | 2 |
| Dec '23 | 0 |
| Jan '24 | 1 |
| Feb '24 | 1 |
| Mar '24 | 0 |
| Apr '24 | 0 |
| May '24 | 1 |
| Jun '24 | 3 |
| Jul '24 | 0 |
| Aug '24 | 0 |
| Sep '24 | 2 |
| Oct '24 | 0 |
| Nov '24 | 1 |
| Dec '24 | 1 |
| Jan '25 | 2 |
| Feb '25 | 0 |
| Mar '25 | 1 |
| Apr '25 | 2 |
| May '25 | 1 |
| Jun '25 | 0 |
| Jul '25 | 0 |
| Aug '25 | 0 |
| Sep '25 | 0 |
| Oct '25 | 0 |
| Nov '25 | 0 |
| Dec '25 | 2 |
| Jan '26 | 1 |
| Feb '26 | 1 |