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Australia · E3

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E3 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
272

That is 52 more than in January 2026 (220) — +23.6%.

E3 visas made up 9.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 10.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+23.6% vs January 2026 (220)+6.3% vs February 2025 (256)

All published months together: 29,215

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Australia · Visa class E3 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025378
  • Jan 2026220
  • Feb 2026272
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  • Jan 2026 is 158 (41.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 106 (28.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 378220272
Total378220272
Total visas issued
3,467
Latest 12 months · Australia · E3
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By month · latest 12 months

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335287293321376378284180143378220272
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 · E3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,553
  • 2026492
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January322220 -31.7%
February256272 +6.3%
March335––
April287––
May293––
June321––
July376––
August378––
September284––
October180––
November143––
December378––

When is it busy? Australia · E3

Busiest month: January (10.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.8%). 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 · E3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,277
2019 5,808
2020 2,302
2021 2,616
2022 5,159
2023 4,091
2024 3,917
2025 3,553
2026 partial492