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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sri Lanka · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
7

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (17) — ▼ -58.8%.

H1B visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-58.8% vs January 2026 (17)▼-58.8% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 1,127

Sri Lanka · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025113
  • 202624
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Month20252026Change
January1317▲ +30.8%
February177▼ -58.8%
March9––
April7––
May8––
June8––
July11––
August6––
September11––
October6––
November5––
December12––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · H1B

Busiest month: January (17.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

17.5%
8.1%
7.4%
4.5%
4.7%
6.1%
6.3%
8.0%
7.0%
8.6%
9.0%
12.8%
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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '176
May '172
Jun '1720
Jul '174
Aug '179
Sep '174
Oct '179
Nov '1711
Dec '1725
Jan '1822
Feb '184
Mar '186
Apr '18
9
May '1813
Jun '1812
Jul '1810
Aug '1813
Sep '186
Oct '188
Nov '186
Dec '1824
Jan '1924
Feb '196
Mar '1912
Apr '198
May '195
Jun '1910
Jul '198
Aug '1917
Sep '1915
Oct '1913
Nov '197
Dec '1926
Jan '2018
Feb '205
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '213
Aug '213
Sep '216
Oct '2113
Nov '2110
Dec '214
Jan '2220
Feb '2216
Mar '2219
Apr '227
May '2210
Jun '2215
Jul '2213
Aug '229
Sep '2215
Oct '2210
Nov '2220
Dec '2223
Jan '2317
Feb '2314
Mar '2311
Apr '2310
May '239
Jun '2317
Jul '237
Aug '2317
Sep '238
Oct '236
Nov '2320
Dec '2327
Jan '2424
Feb '2411
Mar '2415
Apr '2415
May '2412
Jun '2410
Jul '2418
Aug '2416
Sep '248
Oct '2416
Nov '2421
Dec '2435
Jan '2513
Feb '2517
Mar '259
Apr '257
May '258
Jun '258
Jul '2511
Aug '256
Sep '2511
Oct '256
Nov '255
Dec '2512
Jan '2617
Feb '267

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Total visas issued
12
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · H1B · December
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Sri Lanka · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 202617
  • Feb 20267
Dec 2025
1233% of selected
Jan 2026
1747% of selected
Feb 2026
719% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (41.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (41.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 12177
Total12177