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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Australia

How many US visas nationals of Australia are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Australia issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Australia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

32,21732,217

Down 16%vs 38,135 in the 12 months before

Down 16% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2.7k
Busiest month
3.4k
May 2025
Latest month
2.8k
Feb 2026About flat, 0.2%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 38k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 32k

01k2k3k4k5k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Australia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 30%

    6.4k

    20% of the total, last 12 months

    6,389 visas in the last 12 months, 9,081 in the 12 months before

  • A-2

    Foreign government officials

    Down 23%

    4.5k

    14% of the total, last 12 months

    4,508 visas in the last 12 months, 5,818 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Up 4.7%

    3.5k

    11% of the total, last 12 months

    3,505 visas in the last 12 months, 3,348 in the 12 months before

  • E-3

    Australian specialty occupation workers

    Down 9.3%

    3.5k

    11% of the total, last 12 months

    3,467 visas in the last 12 months, 3,823 in the 12 months before

  • E-3R

    Down 4.7%

    2.8k

    8.7% of the total, last 12 months

    2,815 visas in the last 12 months, 2,954 in the 12 months before

  • E-3D

    Down 11%

    2.6k

    8% of the total, last 12 months

    2,570 visas in the last 12 months, 2,878 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • F-16% of total

    Academic students

    1.9kDown 6.4%
    1,935 visas in the last 12 months, 2,068 in the 12 months before
  • C-1/D3.9% of total

    Airline and ship crews

    1.3kDown 29%
    1,258 visas in the last 12 months, 1,761 in the 12 months before
  • L-12.8% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    907About flat, 0.6%
    907 visas in the last 12 months, 902 in the 12 months before
  • L-22.4% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    761Down 15%
    761 visas in the last 12 months, 899 in the 12 months before
  • O-12.3% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    732Up 8.3%
    732 visas in the last 12 months, 676 in the 12 months before
  • P-11.7% of total

    Athletes and entertainment groups

    551Down 7.6%
    551 visas in the last 12 months, 596 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 20% of the visas issued to nationals of Australia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 30% and A-2 fell 23% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Australia

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sydney57% of the country
    30kDown 23%
    29,766 visas in the last 12 months, 38,495 in the 12 months before
  • Melbourne34% of the country
    18kDown 32%
    17,584 visas in the last 12 months, 26,016 in the 12 months before
  • Perth8.6% of the country
    4.5kDown 18%
    4,455 visas in the last 12 months, 5,451 in the 12 months before

Sydney issues the most: 57% of the total. Melbourne issued 32% fewer.

Together they issued 51,805 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Australia above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Australia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
5.9%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: July 2024: 4,066 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, May was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    39k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    33k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 16%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 11%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 32,824 visas (−16% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 11% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Australia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,8112,818About flat, 0.2%
January 20262,1412,741Down 22%
December 20252,6833,431Down 22%
November 20251,8022,448Down 26%
October 20252,1792,908Down 25%
September 20252,1722,707Down 20%
August 20253,1413,079About flat, 2%
July 20253,2374,066Down 20%
June 20252,4813,200Down 22%
May 20253,4394,065Down 15%
April 20253,0353,728Down 19%
March 20253,0962,944Up 5.2%
February 20252,8183,606Down 22%
January 20252,7412,887Down 5.1%
December 20243,4313,355About flat, 2.3%
November 20242,4482,723Down 10%
October 20242,9082,466Up 18%
September 20242,7072,756About flat, 1.8%
August 20243,0793,543Down 13%
July 20244,0663,367Up 21%
June 20243,2003,417Down 6.4%
May 20244,0653,833Up 6.1%
April 20243,7283,317Up 12%
March 20242,9443,800Down 23%

Look up a visa type for Australia

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.