Australia · E3R

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Australia
Creator: Visa Status

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

E3R visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026

260

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (255) — +2.0%.

E3R visas made up 9.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 11.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+2.0% vs January 2026 (255)+21.5% vs February 2025 (214)

All published months together: 22,514

Australia · E3R: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	281	255	-9.3%
February	214	260	+21.5%
March	210	–	–
April	198	–	–
May	193	–	–
June	241	–	–
July	242	–	–
August	254	–	–
September	187	–	–
October	177	–	–
November	181	–	–
December	417	–	–

When is it busy? Australia · E3R

Busiest month: December (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.6%

9.6%

9.5%

6.8%

6.9%

7.3%

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7.5%

13.3%

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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 · E3R: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	226
Apr '17	152
May '17	173
Jun '17	190
Jul '17	193
Aug '17	218
Sep '17	174
Oct '17	183
Nov '17	285
Dec '17	438
Jan '18	248
Feb '18	213
Mar '18	234

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	417	255	260
Total	417	255	260

Australia · E3R

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