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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Green cards issued to people from

Sri Lanka

Every year with data, and the category each green card came through. See Sri Lanka visa issuances.

Showing Sri Lanka.

Green cards issued · 2011
1,620
People from Sri Lanka, fiscal year 2011.

By year

1.8K1.6K1.6K1.7K1.7K1.8K1.6K1.6K1.5K1.5K1.5K1.7K1.5K1.4K1.6K

By category · 2011

Select a bar above to change the year, or a category here to look at only that one. DHS prints F2A and F2B together, so they can’t be split.

  1. DV · Diversity lottery380
  2. Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)320
  3. EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability240
  4. EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals180
  5. Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)160
  6. F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens120
  7. F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)60
  8. EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)50

By category and year

A dash means DHS did not publish a number (very small or withheld).

Category20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
DV · Diversity lottery600750720220190370230210300250280210280380390520390240320270
EB-1 · Priority workers909060508070505060705060504070607050110160
EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)30308040

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, by fiscal year. Rounded to the nearest 10. Family, employment and diversity categories only. Unofficial.

1.3K
1.2K
2.3K
2.1K
2.2K
05200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420
EB-1 · Priority workers
40
  • Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)30
  • F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens20
  • F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens20
    • 30
    20
    30
    30
    20
    20
    20
    30
    60
    50
    50
    70
    60
    40
    30
    60
    EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability230370290190310220240250260250160310180240220170290250170190
    EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals80100220140210150130130150150240190200180190210220280180440
    F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens101010010101010201010102020201020303020
    F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens90401500809070120110130100808012010070140170130100
    F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)1060200204060709010080120704060503020203020
    F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens202040010304030202020203020202030101020
    Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)3010302010203030604020305030404030405030
    Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)540310240170110170190200240200160180190160210170160170220170
    Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)420310250310240340300320340310320340370320400370270300360280
    All together2,1502,1002,2901,1601,3201,5501,3901,4701,6801,5301,5001,5301,5501,6201,7601,7401,7001,6001,6401,760