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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Australia, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
2,811

That is 670 more than in January 2026 (2,141) — ▲ +31.3%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+31.3% vs January 2026 (2,141)▼-0.2% vs February 2025 (2,818)

All published months together: 312,981

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Temporary workers1,144935▲ +22.4%+209
Visitors748495▲ +51.1%+253
Diplomats and international organizations389233▲ +67.0%+156
Exchange visitors281218▲ +28.9%+63
Transit and crew161117▲ +37.6%+44
Other4228▲ +50.0%+14
Students31101▼ -69.3%−70
Fiancé(e)s and their children1514▲ +7.1%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2739493▲ +49.9%+246
A2377213▲ +77.0%+164
J1275212▲ +29.7%+63
E3272220▲ +23.6%+52
E3R260255▲ +2.0%+5
E3D185128▲ +44.5%+57
C1/D155108▲ +43.5%+47
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Australia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202532,824
  • 20264,952
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Month20252026Change
January2,7412,141▼ -21.9%
February2,8182,811▼ -0.2%
March3,096––
April3,035––
May3,439––
June2,481––
July3,237––
August3,141––
September2,172––
October2,179––
November1,802––
December2,683––

When is it busy? Australia

Busiest month: March (9.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.1%
9.3%
9.5%
7.4%
9.1%
8.1%
8.8%
8.6%
6.9%
7.2%
7.3%
8.8%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020K40K60K80K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial40,925
2018 44,283
2019 44,795
2020 14,549
2021 16,750
2022 36,304
2023 38,530
2024 39,069
2025 32,824
2026 partial4,952
▲ +12.5%+9
L16979▼ -12.7%−10
L26347▲ +34.0%+16
P15829▲ +100.0%+29
O24236▲ +16.7%+6
I4228▲ +50.0%+14
E24119▲ +115.8%+22
H1B2834▼ -17.6%−6
F12394▼ -75.5%−71
H4174▲ +325.0%+13
K11514▲ +7.1%+1
O3115▲ +120.0%+6
R195▲ +80.0%+4
B182▲ +300.0%+6
C366▲ +0.0%+0
J266▲ +0.0%+0
A163▲ +100.0%+3
M154▲ +25.0%+1
G4415▼ -73.3%−11
F233▲ +0.0%+0
P430new+3
G222▲ +0.0%+0
H2A20new+2
P311▲ +0.0%+0
B210new+1
H310new+1
TD10new+1
C103▼ -100.0%−3
H2B01▼ -100.0%−1

Explore Australia by period

Total visas issued
2,141
Latest 12 months · Australia · January
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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B26,389
  2. A24,508
  3. J13,505
  4. E33,467
  5. E3R2,815
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Australia · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,683
  • Jan 20262,141
  • Feb 20262,811
Dec 2025
2,68335% of selected
Jan 2026
2,14128% of selected
Feb 2026
2,81137% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 542 (20.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 128 (4.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,6832,1412,811
Total2,6832,1412,811