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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sri Lanka · H4

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Dependent of an H worker · For the spouse and unmarried children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and similar workers.

H4 visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
6

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (9) — ▼ -33.3%.

H4 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-33.3% vs January 2026 (9)▼-57.1% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 624

Sri Lanka · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202581
  • 202615
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Month20252026Change
January59▲ +80.0%
February146▼ -57.1%
March10––
April10––
May7––
June6––
July7––
August5––
September7––
October3––
November1––
December6––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka · H4

Busiest month: January (14.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.3%
8.0%
8.9%
7.3%
3.6%
5.9%
7.4%
10.4%
7.2%
12.4%
7.7%
6.8%
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 · H4: 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 '173
Apr '171
May '172
Jun '177
Jul '176
Aug '176
Sep '175
Oct '171
Nov '178
Dec '1710
Jan '188
Feb '184
Mar '184
Apr '18
7
May '181
Jun '187
Jul '183
Aug '1814
Sep '185
Oct '184
Nov '182
Dec '186
Jan '1910
Feb '192
Mar '196
Apr '194
May '192
Jun '195
Jul '193
Aug '199
Sep '194
Oct '1913
Nov '195
Dec '195
Jan '207
Feb '203
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '213
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '219
Sep '215
Oct '2123
Nov '2110
Dec '212
Jan '2211
Feb '227
Mar '228
Apr '226
May '229
Jun '225
Jul '2212
Aug '228
Sep '2210
Oct '228
Nov '224
Dec '229
Jan '238
Feb '231
Mar '235
Apr '236
May '232
Jun '2312
Jul '239
Aug '235
Sep '235
Oct '237
Nov '2317
Dec '238
Jan '2410
Feb '242
Mar '248
Apr '2414
May '244
Jun '242
Jul '2416
Aug '2411
Sep '243
Oct '2411
Nov '247
Dec '248
Jan '255
Feb '2514
Mar '2510
Apr '2510
May '257
Jun '256
Jul '257
Aug '255
Sep '257
Oct '253
Nov '251
Dec '256
Jan '269
Feb '266

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7
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · H4 · May
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Sri Lanka · Visa class H4 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20269
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
629% of selected
Jan 2026
943% of selected
Feb 2026
629% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 696
Total696