Colombo · Sri Lanka · March 2025
Visas issued at Colombo in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 635 | 81.3% | 405 | 377 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 42 | 5.4% | 37 | 47 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 23 | 2.9% | 32 | 27 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 21 | 2.7% | 6 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 15 | 1.9% | 2 | 9 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 1.3% | 13 | 5 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 1% | 15 | 13 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 10 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 14 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 46 | 36.5% | 53 | 34 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 19.8% | 11 | 49 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 21 | 16.7% | 14 | 9 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 7.9% | 8 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 6.3% | 1 | 16 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 6.3% | 3 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 3.2% | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Colombo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 781 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +48% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 126 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 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 March 2025?
781 nonimmigrant visas and 126 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 132th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Colombo?
February 2025: 560 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 526 (+48%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 635 (81.3%), C1/D 42 (5.4%), A2 23 (2.9%), P3 21 (2.7%), G2 15 (1.9%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.