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Colombo, Sri Lanka

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Sri Lanka read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume held roughly level — the last three months averaged 492 against 504 for the three before them, a change of -2.4%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 61 against 109 for the three before them, a change of -44.3%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B2458
C1/D67
A223
J18
G27
H1B7
H46
R16
11 other classes28

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR531
IR111
CR16
F36
F43
FX3
CR22
IR22
1 other classes1

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 2026610
January 2026464
December 2025402
November 2025251
October 2025606
September 2025656
August 2025700
July 2025840
June 2025618
May 2025925
April 2025897
March 2025781

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202665
January 202659
December 202558
November 202552
October 2025102
September 2025173
August 2025128
July 2025114
June 2025120
May 202591
April 2025123
March 2025126

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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