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Australia · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
28

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (34) — -17.6%.

H1B visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-17.6% vs January 2026 (34)+16.7% vs February 2025 (24)

All published months together: 3,165

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Australia · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202569
  • Jan 202634
  • Feb 202628
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  • Jan 2026 is 35 (50.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 41 (59.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 693428
Total693428
Total visas issued
413
Latest 12 months · Australia · H1B
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252430413638233233693428
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B26,389
  2. A24,508
  3. J13,505
  4. E33,467
  5. E3R2,815
  6. E3D2,570

Australia · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025435
  • 202662
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6034 -43.3%
February2428 +16.7%
March25––
April24––
May30––
June41––
July36––
August38––
September23––
October32––
November33––
December69––

When is it busy? Australia · H1B

Busiest month: December (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Australia · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 478
FY2020 285
FY2021 81
FY2022 518
FY2023 607
FY2024 511
FY2025 489
FY2026 partial196