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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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M1 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
5

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +25.0%.

M1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+25.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-16.7% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,068

Australia · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025106
  • 20269
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January104▼ -60.0%
February65▼ -16.7%
March3––
April7––
May19––
June5––
July10––
August26––
September4––
October5––
November4––
December7––

When is it busy? Australia · M1

Busiest month: August (19.9% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.8%
4.8%
4.8%
5.3%
11.1%
10.6%
14.0%
19.9%
7.3%
4.7%
3.9%
6.9%
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 · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '179
Apr '1710
May '1724
Jun '1730
Jul '1741
Aug '1732
Sep '176
Oct '176
Nov '174
Dec '1711
Jan '186
Feb '1811
Mar '1810
Apr '18
18
May '1827
Jun '1820
Jul '1825
Aug '1839
Sep '188
Oct '184
Nov '185
Dec '1812
Jan '195
Feb '199
Mar '1910
Apr '198
May '1926
Jun '1911
Jul '1929
Aug '1938
Sep '195
Oct '199
Nov '195
Dec '197
Jan '2010
Feb '205
Mar '204
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '204
Aug '2013
Sep '207
Oct '200
Nov '204
Dec '204
Jan '216
Feb '212
Mar '210
Apr '214
May '215
Jun '2110
Jul '218
Aug '218
Sep '215
Oct '214
Nov '214
Dec '214
Jan '222
Feb '223
Mar '225
Apr '224
May '224
Jun '2214
Jul '2212
Aug '2213
Sep '226
Oct '227
Nov '223
Dec '229
Jan '235
Feb '233
Mar '237
Apr '233
May '2319
Jun '2316
Jul '2313
Aug '2325
Sep '2314
Oct '2310
Nov '232
Dec '237
Jan '243
Feb '243
Mar '245
Apr '246
May '2413
Jun '2418
Jul '2429
Aug '2418
Sep '248
Oct '242
Nov '242
Dec '248
Jan '2510
Feb '256
Mar '253
Apr '257
May '2519
Jun '255
Jul '2510
Aug '2526
Sep '254
Oct '255
Nov '254
Dec '257
Jan '264
Feb '265

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Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · Australia · M1 · March
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Australia · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
744% of selected
Jan 2026
425% of selected
Feb 2026
531% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (42.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (28.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 745
Total745