Australia · H1B

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

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (34) — -17.6%.

H1B visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-17.6% vs January 2026 (34)+16.7% vs February 2025 (24)

All published months together: 3,752

Australia · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	60	34	-43.3%
February	24	28	+16.7%
March	25	–	–
April	24	–	–
May	30	–	–
June	41	–	–
July	36	–	–
August	38	–	–
September	23	–	–
October	32	–	–
November	33	–	–
December	69	–	–

When is it busy? Australia · H1B

Busiest month: December (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.6%

9.0%

9.7%

4.9%

5.6%

7.7%

7.2%

6.8%

5.6%

6.8%

9.1%

15.1%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	19
Apr '17	20
May '17	25
Jun '17	32
Jul '17	27
Aug '17	23
Sep '17	26
Oct '17	27
Nov '17	33
Dec '17	83
Jan '18	52
Feb '18	23
Mar '18	33
Apr '18

Australia · H1B

Australia · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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