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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Sri Lanka, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Sri Lanka · February 2026
810

That is 180 more than in January 2026 (630) — ▲ +28.6%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+28.6% vs January 2026 (630)▼-2.2% vs February 2025 (828)

All published months together: 101,612

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors638439▲ +45.3%+199
Transit and crew8569▲ +23.2%+16
Temporary workers4168▼ -39.7%−27
Diplomats and international organizations2721▲ +28.6%+6
Exchange visitors143▲ +366.7%+11
Students429▼ -86.2%−25
Fiancé(e)s and their children11▲ +0.0%+0

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2634436▲ +45.4%+198
C1/D8167▲ +20.9%+14
A2163▲ +433.3%+13
J1123▲ +300.0%+9
L2913▼ -30.8%−4
H1B717▼ -58.8%−10
G477▲ +0.0%+0
L1611▼ -45.5%

Sri Lanka: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202510,456
  • 20261,440
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January971630▼ -35.1%
February828810▼ -2.2%
March1,031––
April1,166––
May1,131––
June830––
July1,017––
August920––
September853––
October779––
November396––
December534––

When is it busy? Sri Lanka

Busiest month: February (9.8% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.7%
9.8%
9.6%
7.6%
7.7%
7.8%
8.8%
9.1%
6.9%
8.2%
7.6%
7.1%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,872
Apr '171,606
May '171,815
Jun '171,851
Jul '171,730
Aug '171,624
Sep '171,034
Oct '171,019
Nov '17846
Dec '17749
Jan '18884
Feb '18904
Mar '181,176
Apr '181,230
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H469▼ -33.3%−3
R166▲ +0.0%+0
P359▼ -44.4%−4
B143▲ +33.3%+1
C142▲ +100.0%+2
F1326▼ -88.5%−23
A323▼ -33.3%−1
J220new+2
G215▼ -80.0%−4
F211▲ +0.0%+0
G111▲ +0.0%+0
K111▲ +0.0%+0
O111▲ +0.0%+0
TD10new+1
A102▼ -100.0%−2
M102▼ -100.0%−2
E201▼ -100.0%−1
P401▼ -100.0%−1
May '181,428
Jun '181,666
Jul '181,421
Aug '181,437
Sep '18926
Oct '18937
Nov '18649
Dec '18591
Jan '19836
Feb '19812
Mar '191,132
Apr '19929
May '191,056
Jun '191,212
Jul '191,221
Aug '191,374
Sep '19912
Oct '191,030
Nov '19683
Dec '19700
Jan '20846
Feb '20846
Mar '20490
Apr '202
May '201
Jun '206
Jul '2025
Aug '2077
Sep '2075
Oct '20146
Nov '20107
Dec '20113
Jan '21110
Feb '21156
Mar '21237
Apr '21210
May '21218
Jun '21194
Jul '21435
Aug '21433
Sep '21268
Oct '21494
Nov '21673
Dec '21599
Jan '22689
Feb '22822
Mar '221,059
Apr '221,214
May '22694
Jun '221,278
Jul '221,255
Aug '221,317
Sep '22911
Oct '221,278
Nov '221,464
Dec '221,239
Jan '231,156
Feb '231,269
Mar '231,765
Apr '231,427
May '231,703
Jun '231,508
Jul '231,837
Aug '231,700
Sep '231,376
Oct '231,261
Nov '231,254
Dec '231,091
Jan '241,173
Feb '241,094
Mar '24894
Apr '241,307
May '241,411
Jun '241,122
Jul '241,055
Aug '241,112
Sep '241,062
Oct '241,063
Nov '24956
Dec '24847
Jan '25971
Feb '25828
Mar '251,031
Apr '251,166
May '251,131
Jun '25830
Jul '251,017
Aug '25920
Sep '25853
Oct '25779
Nov '25396
Dec '25534
Jan '26630
Feb '26810

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B27,160
  2. C1/D927
  3. F1605
  4. A2257
  5. J1137

Explore Sri Lanka by period

Total visas issued
810
Latest 12 months · Sri Lanka · February
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By month · latest 12 months

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Sri Lanka · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025534
  • Jan 2026630
  • Feb 2026810
Dec 2025
53427% of selected
Jan 2026
63032% of selected
Feb 2026
81041% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 96 (18.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 276 (51.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 534630810
Total534630810