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Colombo · Sri Lanka · February 2025
Visas issued at Colombo in February 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 405 | 72.3% | 453 | 546 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 37 | 6.6% | 43 | 62 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 32 | 5.7% | 22 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 2.7% | 13 | 11 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 2.3% | 6 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 6 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 7 | 1.3% | 33 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 12 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 5 | 0.9% | 13 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 53 | 41.7% | 30 | 24 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 15 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 11% | 4 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 8.7% | 19 | 43 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 6.3% | 3 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 2.4% | 3 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 2.4% | 6 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 2.4% | 1 | 6 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 2.4% | 2 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 2.4% | 4 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 1.6% | 3 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 11 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Colombo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 560 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -14% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -24% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 127 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 114 days; F, M, J 45 days; H, L, O, P, Q 58 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Colombo issue in February 2025?
560 nonimmigrant visas and 127 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 143th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Colombo?
January 2025: 653 nonimmigrant visas (-14% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 734 (-24%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 405 (72.3%), C1/D 37 (6.6%), A2 32 (5.7%), H1B 15 (2.7%), H4 13 (2.3%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.