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Australia · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
377

That is 164 more than in January 2026 (213) — +77.0%.

A2 visas made up 13.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 9.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+77.0% vs January 2026 (213)-26.2% vs February 2025 (511)

All published months together: 34,308

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Australia · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025305
  • Jan 2026213
  • Feb 2026377
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  • Jan 2026 is 92 (30.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 72 (23.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 305213377
Total305213377
Total visas issued
4,508
Latest 12 months · Australia · A2
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420405416316358460422481335305213377
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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 · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20254,723
  • 2026590
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Month20252026Change
January294213 -27.6%
February511377 -26.2%
March420––
April405––
May416––
June316––
July358––
August460––
September422––
October481––
November335––
December305––

When is it busy? Australia · A2

Busiest month: February (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: January (5.3%). 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 · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,226
2019 5,344
2020 2,141
2021 2,843
2022 6,230
2023 5,308
2024 5,903
2025 4,723
2026 partial590