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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Sri Lanka

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Sri Lanka are issued, and what each US consulate in Sri Lanka issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Sri Lanka

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Sri Lanka, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Sri Lanka, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,1607,160

Down 22%vs 9,207 in the 12 months before

Down 22% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
597
Busiest month
931
Apr 2025
Latest month
634
Feb 2026About flat, 2.8%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 9.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.2k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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10k
11k
Pre-COVID peak13k
10k
8.9k
3.5k
997
7.5k
Highest13k
10k
8.5k
2.2k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 10,055 visas; FY2016: 10,876 visas; FY2017: 12,506 visas; FY2018: 10,137 visas; FY2019: 8,880 visas; FY2020: 3,459 visas; FY2021: 997 visas; FY2022: 7,469 visas; FY2023: 13,285 visas; FY2024: 10,233 visas; FY2025: 8,488 visas; FY2026: 2,185 visas so far.

FY2025 had 8,488 visas (−17% on FY2024). That's 32% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Sri Lanka
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026634652About flat, 2.8%
January 2026436748Down 42%
December 2025318594Down 46%
November 2025288644Down 55%
October 2025509875Down 42%
September 2025598834Down 28%
August 2025605798Down 24%
July 2025687653Up 5.2%
June 2025488679Down 28%
May 20258041,018Down 21%
April 20259311,021Down 8.8%
March 2025862691Up 25%
February 2025652–
January 2025748–
December 2024594–
November 2024644–
October 2024875–
September 2024834–
August 2024798–
July 2024653–
June 2024679–
May 20241,018–
April 20241,021–
March 2024691–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Sri Lanka who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Sri Lanka.

B1/B2 visas issued in Sri Lanka

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Sri Lanka issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Sri Lanka, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

5,1375,137

Down 10%vs 5,707 in the 12 months before

Down 10% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 23% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
428
Busiest month
685
Apr 2025
Latest month
458
Feb 2026Up 13%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.1k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Sri Lanka each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.5%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: July 2023: 1,078 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    9.7k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    6k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 38%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    5.2k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 13%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    747

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 13%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 5,248 visas (−13% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 13% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Sri Lanka
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026458405Up 13%
January 2026289453Down 36%
December 2025215390Down 45%
November 2025176401Down 56%
October 2025346592Down 42%
September 2025426474Down 10%
August 2025433466Down 7.1%
July 2025536337Up 59%
June 2025310414Down 25%
May 2025628673Down 6.7%
April 2025685725Down 5.5%
March 2025635377Up 68%
February 2025405546Down 26%
January 2025453636Down 29%
December 2024390579Down 33%
November 2024401728Down 45%
October 2024592755Down 22%
September 2024474799Down 41%
August 20244661,022Down 54%
July 20243371,078Down 69%
June 2024414686Down 40%
May 2024673896Down 25%
April 2024725835Down 13%
March 20243771,068Down 65%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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