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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Australia

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Australia are issued, and what each US consulate in Australia issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Australia

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Australia, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Australia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

6,3896,389

Down 30%vs 9,081 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
532
Busiest month
739
Feb 2026
Latest month
739
Feb 2026Down 6.3%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 9.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.4k

02505007501k1.3k
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

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

05k10k15k20k
8.4k
13k
Pre-COVID peak13k
11k
9.2k
4.5k
1.9k
4.7k
10k
9.8k
7.2k
2.6k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 8,359 visas; FY2016: 12,872 visas; FY2017: 13,230 visas; FY2018: 11,116 visas; FY2019: 9,188 visas; FY2020: 4,541 visas; FY2021: 1,917 visas; FY2022: 4,697 visas; FY2023: 10,247 visas; FY2024: 9,802 visas; FY2025: 7,154 visas; FY2026: 2,617 visas so far.

FY2025 had 7,154 visas (−27% on FY2024). That's 46% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 23% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Australia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026739789Down 6.3%
January 2026493600Down 18%
December 2025374657Down 43%
November 2025422536Down 21%
October 2025589800Down 26%
September 2025496696Down 29%
August 2025566676Down 16%
July 2025494813Down 39%
June 2025337691Down 51%
May 2025605957Down 37%
April 2025570982Down 42%
March 2025704884Down 20%
February 2025789–
January 2025600–
December 2024657–
November 2024536–
October 2024800–
September 2024696–
August 2024676–
July 2024813–
June 2024691–
May 2024957–
April 2024982–
March 2024884–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Australia who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Australia.

B1/B2 visas issued in Australia

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Australia issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Australia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

28,46128,461

Down 36%vs 44,319 in the 12 months before

Down 36% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 65% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2.4k
Busiest month
4k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.4k
Feb 2026Down 65%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 44k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 28k

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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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sydney50% of total
    14kDown 33%
    14,306 visas in the last 12 months, 21,404 in the 12 months before
  • Melbourne39% of total
    11kDown 40%
    11,052 visas in the last 12 months, 18,488 in the 12 months before
  • Perth11% of total
    3.1kDown 30%
    3,103 visas in the last 12 months, 4,427 in the 12 months before

Sydney issues the most: 50% of the total. Melbourne issued 40% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Australia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.3%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: October 2024: 4,694 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, February was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    32k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    45k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 40%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    33k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 27%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 64%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 32,851 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 64% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Australia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,4004,016Down 65%
January 20261,1072,881Down 62%
December 20259532,885Down 67%
November 20251,2823,013Down 57%
October 20252,6614,694Down 43%
September 20253,0034,075Down 26%
August 20252,9943,475Down 14%
July 20252,6613,925Down 32%
June 20251,6912,965Down 43%
May 20253,5744,532Down 21%
April 20253,1594,392Down 28%
March 20253,9763,466Up 15%
February 20254,0164,599Down 13%
January 20252,8812,964About flat, 2.8%
December 20242,8852,132Up 35%
November 20243,0133,093About flat, 2.6%
October 20244,6942,896Up 62%
September 20244,0753,256Up 25%
August 20243,4753,680Down 5.6%
July 20243,9251,931Up 103%
June 20242,9652,035Up 46%
May 20244,5322,277Up 99%
April 20244,3922,679Up 64%
March 20243,4663,372About flat, 2.8%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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