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Sri Lanka · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
634

That is 198 more than in January 2026 (436) — +45.4%.

B1/B2 visas made up 78.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 69.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+45.4% vs January 2026 (436)-2.8% vs February 2025 (652)

All published months together: 55,075

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Sri Lanka · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025318
  • Jan 2026436
  • Feb 2026634
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  • Jan 2026 is 118 (37.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 316 (99.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 318436634
Total318436634
Total visas issued
605
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · B1/B2 · August
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  1. B1/B2605
  2. C1/D97
  3. F161
  4. J126
  5. A219
  6. L219

Sri Lanka · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,490
  • 20261,070
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Month20252026Change
January748436 -41.7%
February652634 -2.8%
March862––
April931––
May804––
June488––
July687––
August605––
September598––
October509––
November288––
December318––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · B1/B2: all published months

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05001K1.5K2KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '18741
Nov '18491
Dec '18399
Jan '19607
Feb '19633
Mar '19935
Apr '19734
May '19747
Jun '19842
Jul '19909
Aug '191,045
Sep '19708
Oct '19782
Nov '19493
Dec '19467
Jan '20629
Feb '20680
Mar '20406
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '208
Aug '206
Sep '209
Oct '207
Nov '2014
Dec '2046
Jan '2138
Feb '2154
Mar '2197
Apr '2173
May '2165
Jun '2189
Jul '21131
Aug '21217
Sep '21167
Oct '21236
Nov '21350
Dec '21405
Jan '22438
Feb '22600
Mar '22830
Apr '22956
May '22452
Jun '22866
Jul '22772
Aug '22946
Sep '22649
Oct '221,016
Nov '221,173
Dec '22932
Jan '23876
Feb '23965
Mar '231,452
Apr '231,148
May '231,169
Jun '23978
Jul '231,297
Aug '231,300
Sep '231,071
Oct '231,003
Nov '23996
Dec '23805
Jan '24887
Feb '24869
Mar '24691
Apr '241,021
May '241,018
Jun '24679
Jul '24653
Aug '24798
Sep '24834
Oct '24875
Nov '24644
Dec '24594
Jan '25748
Feb '25652
Mar '25862
Apr '25931
May '25804
Jun '25488
Jul '25687
Aug '25605
Sep '25598
Oct '25509
Nov '25288
Dec '25318
Jan '26436
Feb '26634