What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Sri Lanka by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 22%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
7.2k
71% of the total, last 12 months
7,160 visas in the last 12 months, 9,207 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
927
9.2% of the total, last 12 months
927 visas in the last 12 months, 832 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
F-1
Academic students
605
6% of the total, last 12 months
605 visas in the last 12 months, 779 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
A-2
Foreign government officials
257
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
257 visas in the last 12 months, 304 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
J-1
Exchange visitors
137
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
137 visas in the last 12 months, 174 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
116
1.1% of the total, last 12 months
116 visas in the last 12 months, 162 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
114Up 23%114 visas in the last 12 months, 93 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
107Down 45%107 visas in the last 12 months, 196 in the 12 months before - L-11% of total
Intracompany transferees
101Up 33%101 visas in the last 12 months, 76 in the 12 months before - P-30.8% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
82Up 17%82 visas in the last 12 months, 70 in the 12 months before - H-40.8% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
77Down 25%77 visas in the last 12 months, 103 in the 12 months before - G-40.5% of total
International organization employees
54Down 33%54 visas in the last 12 months, 80 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 71% of the visas issued to nationals of Sri Lanka in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 22% and F-1 fell 22% on the 12 months before.