What the visas are for
Visas issued at Perth by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 30%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
3.1k
70% of the total, last 12 months
3,103 visas in the last 12 months, 4,427 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
J-1
Exchange visitors
307
6.9% of the total, last 12 months
307 visas in the last 12 months, 277 in the 12 months before - Up 63%
E-3
Australian specialty occupation workers
150
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
150 visas in the last 12 months, 92 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
F-1
Academic students
136
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
136 visas in the last 12 months, 159 in the 12 months before - Up 48%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
105
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
105 visas in the last 12 months, 71 in the 12 months before - Up 17%
E-3D
97
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
97 visas in the last 12 months, 83 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- C-1/D2% of total
Airline and ship crews
91Up 75%91 visas in the last 12 months, 52 in the 12 months before - L-22% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
88About flat, 1.1%88 visas in the last 12 months, 89 in the 12 months before - E-3R2% of total87Up 112%87 visas in the last 12 months, 41 in the 12 months before
- E-21.1% of total
Treaty investors
50Up 525%50 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before - B-10.9% of total
Business visitors
38Up 46%38 visas in the last 12 months, 26 in the 12 months before - O-20.7% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
31Up 1450%31 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 70% of the visas issued at Perth in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 30% and J-1 rose 11% on the 12 months before.