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Australia · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
739

That is 246 more than in January 2026 (493) — +49.9%.

B1/B2 visas made up 26.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 23.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+49.9% vs January 2026 (493)-6.3% vs February 2025 (789)

All published months together: 50,162

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Australia · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025374
  • Jan 2026493
  • Feb 2026739
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  • Jan 2026 is 119 (31.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 365 (97.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 374493739
Total374493739
Total visas issued
496
Latest 12 months · Australia · B1/B2 · September
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2496
  2. A2422
  3. E3284
  4. E3R187
  5. E3D142
  6. C1/D89

Australia · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20256,546
  • 20261,232
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Month20252026Change
January600493 -17.8%
February789739 -6.3%
March704––
April570––
May605––
June337––
July494––
August566––
September496––
October589––
November422––
December374––

When is it busy? Australia · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.4%). 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 · B1/B2: all published months

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05001K1.5K2KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '18838
Nov '18747
Dec '18534
Jan '19743
Feb '19796
Mar '19913
Apr '19720
May '19913
Jun '19621
Jul '19760
Aug '19806
Sep '19739
Oct '19799
Nov '19721
Dec '19635
Jan '20747
Feb '20723
Mar '20534
Apr '2083
May '2078
Jun '2064
Jul '2048
Aug '2053
Sep '2062
Oct '2056
Nov '2058
Dec '20124
Jan '21153
Feb '21177
Mar '21235
Apr '21203
May '21210
Jun '21224
Jul '21195
Aug '21127
Sep '21157
Oct '21253
Nov '21322
Dec '21243
Jan '22309
Feb '22284
Mar '22503
Apr '22350
May '22422
Jun '22442
Jul '22432
Aug '22523
Sep '22623
Oct '22768
Nov '22793
Dec '22780
Jan '23766
Feb '231,038
Mar '231,232
Apr '23962
May '23820
Jun '23714
Jul '23662
Aug '23931
Sep '23810
Oct '23797
Nov '23723
Dec '23610
Jan '24805
Feb '241,179
Mar '24884
Apr '24982
May '24957
Jun '24691
Jul '24813
Aug '24676
Sep '24696
Oct '24800
Nov '24536
Dec '24657
Jan '25600
Feb '25789
Mar '25704
Apr '25570
May '25605
Jun '25337
Jul '25494
Aug '25566
Sep '25496
Oct '25589
Nov '25422
Dec '25374
Jan '26493
Feb '26739