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Visas issued at Sydney by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 33%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
14k
48% of the total, last 12 months
14,306 visas in the last 12 months, 21,404 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
A-2
Foreign government officials
4.4k
15% of the total, last 12 months
4,433 visas in the last 12 months, 5,739 in the 12 months before - Up 10%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.9k
6.5% of the total, last 12 months
1,925 visas in the last 12 months, 1,745 in the 12 months before - Up 6%
E-3
Australian specialty occupation workers
1.5k
5% of the total, last 12 months
1,492 visas in the last 12 months, 1,407 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2%
E-3D
1.2k
4.2% of the total, last 12 months
1,246 visas in the last 12 months, 1,221 in the 12 months before - Up 8.8%
E-3R
1.2k
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,230 visas in the last 12 months, 1,130 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-13.9% of total
Academic students
1.1kUp 3.1%1,148 visas in the last 12 months, 1,113 in the 12 months before - C-1/D2.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
667Down 34%667 visas in the last 12 months, 1,018 in the 12 months before - L-11.6% of total
Intracompany transferees
479Up 15%479 visas in the last 12 months, 417 in the 12 months before - L-21.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
438Up 12%438 visas in the last 12 months, 390 in the 12 months before - O-11.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
378Up 14%378 visas in the last 12 months, 331 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.8% of total
Specialty occupation workers
229Down 33%229 visas in the last 12 months, 341 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 48% of the visas issued at Sydney in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 33% and A-2 fell 23% on the 12 months before.