F1 Visa Approvals/ Issuances and Refusals for Sri LankaSri Lanka

If you are apply for F1 Visa as an international student from Sri Lanka, you may wonder, what are your chances of getting F1 Visa. This will give you an understanding on how to prepare for your interview based on the specific circumstances at the US Consulate/ Embassy in Sri Lanka.

The US Department of State releases only F1 Visa approvals or issuances for Sri Lanka. They do not directly give the rejections or refusals for F1 Visas in Sri Lanka. As the data would be incomplete without having rejections, we have used statistical modeling to predict the F1 rejection rates in Sri Lanka based on the global F1 Visa rejection rates. Again, this is approximation based on mathematical modeling and does not necessarily reflect the actual F1 visa rejection or refulsal rates in Sri Lanka.

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Visa Issuances for Sri Lanka Nationals

Total F1 Approvals/ Issuances by Fiscal Year* at Sri Lanka Consulates

Below is the total number of F1 Visa issuances/ approvals in Sri Lanka since fiscal year 2018. The graph indicates the overall trend of F1 Visa issuances in Sri Lanka

Fiscal Year(FY)*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 2018604
FY 2019458
FY 2020156
FY 2021568
FY 20221,490
20182018201920192020202020212021202220226044581565681,4901,6001,6001,2001,20080080040040000
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*Fiscal Year(FY) for US Dept of State & USCIS starts from Oct 1st, ends Sep 30th.
E.g. Fiscal Year 2023 Starts Oct 1, 2022, ends Sep 30, 2023.


F1 Visa Approval and Rejection rates for Consulates/ Embassy in Sri Lanka

As the US Department of State does not provide the Approval and Rejection rates for Sri Lanka directly. They only provide the total number of Visa issuance or approvals for Sri Lanka. Based on the worldwide F1 visa approval and rejection/refusal rates, we need to forecast the F1 visa approval and rejection rates for Sri Lanka.

The below table and graph represent the estimated F1 visa approval and rejection rates for Sri Lanka. It is based on mathematical modeling done based on the worldwide approval and rejection rates for F1 visa.

Fiscal Year*Approval RateRejection Rate#
FY 201865.09%34.91%
FY 201974.71%25.29%
FY 202069.03%30.97%
FY 202180.23%19.77%
FY 202265.09%34.91%
FY 202363.78%36.22%
Approval Rate
Refusal Rate
201820182019201920202020202120212022202265.09%74.71%69.03%80.23%65.09%34.91%25.29%30.97%19.77%34.91%100%100%80%80%60%60%40%40%20%20%00
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F1 Approvals by Month and Year at Consulates/ Embassy in Sri Lanka

The US Department of State publishes the data related to monthly F1 Visas issued in Sri Lanka. This is to get an idea of the overall load at the Consulates in Sri Lanka and to plan for the F1 visa appointments. Below is the data with total number of F1 Visas issued by Month and Year in Sri Lanka starting from 2018.

2018
MonthApprovals
January31
February0
March7
April16
May64
June192
July120
August44
September5
October3
November12
December39
2019
MonthApprovals
January28
February3
March6
April17
May94
June119
July74
August58
September5
October9
November10
December53
2020
MonthApprovals
January24
February3
March2
April0
May0
June0
July0
August34
September21
October97
November42
December15
2021
MonthApprovals
January5
February3
March7
April30
May54
June21
July185
August97
September12
October35
November61
December55
2022
MonthApprovals
January136
February38
March34
April88
May200
June384
July364
August86
September9
October26
November37
December71

Total F1 Approvals by Fiscal Year* for Individuals with Nationality as Sri Lanka

US Department of State, in addition to the F1 Visa approvals given in Sri Lanka, they also publish statistics of F1 visas issued for anyone with nationality as Sri Lanka. This metrics will help anyone with nationality as Sri Lanka plan and be prepared for attending the F1 visa interview. Also, there is no rejection or refulsal rates provided by US Department on a nationality level, hence we cannot estimate the F1 rejection rates for anyone with nationality as Sri Lanka

Below is the total number of F1 visa approvals or issuances for individuals with nationality as Sri Lanka since fiscal year 2018.

Fiscal Year*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 2018638
FY 2019495
FY 2020179
FY 2021596
FY 2022888
20182018201920192020202020212021202220226384951795968881,0001,00080080060060040040020020000
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F1 Approvals by Month and Year for Individuals with Nationality as Sri Lanka

The US Department of State also gives monthly data for F1 Visa approvals for individuals with nationality as Sri Lanka. This data helps anyone with their nationality as Sri Lanka plan to see the overall trends of applicants from Sri Lanka applying for F1 Visa.

Below is the total number of F1 visa approvals or issuances given by month and year for individuals with nationality as Sri Lanka since fiscal year 2018.

2018
MonthApprovals
January31
February-
March9
April18
May70
June196
July126
August45
September5
October5
November16
December40
2019
MonthApprovals
January27
February4
March7
April19
May104
June128
July77
August62
September6
October14
November12
December59
2020
MonthApprovals
January27
February3
March4
April-
May-
June-
July-
August38
September22
October97
November43
December18
2021
MonthApprovals
January5
February4
March7
April31
May58
June26
July191
August103
September13
October31
November66
December57
2022
MonthApprovals
January63
February19
March16
April47
May103
June200
July185
August90
September11
October1313
November42
December76

*Fiscal Year for US Dept. of State & USCIS starts from Oct 1st, ends Sep 30th.
E.g. Fiscal Year 2021 Starts Oct 1, 2020, ends Sep 30, 2021.