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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Australia · R1

2,520 green cards issued in 2024 →
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R1 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
9

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (5) — ▲ +80.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+80.0% vs January 2026 (5)▲+12.5% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 532

Australia · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202589
  • 202614
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January55▲ +0.0%
February89▲ +12.5%
March6––
April7––
May14––
June6––
July9––
August14––
September6––
October7––
November3––
December4––

When is it busy? Australia · R1

Busiest month: January (13.6% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.6%
6.8%
6.1%
7.5%
8.3%
5.0%
11.4%
9.9%
7.2%
7.4%
5.8%
11.0%
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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '174
May '1713
Jun '174
Jul '177
Aug '177
Sep '177
Oct '177
Nov '174
Dec '177
Jan '185
Feb '183
Mar '184
Apr '1810
May '185
Jun '180
Jul '186
Aug '189
Sep '183
Oct '181
Nov '184
Dec '187
Jan '197
Feb '193
Mar '1910
Apr '195
May '196
Jun '195
Jul '193
Aug '198
Sep '199
Oct '193
Nov '197
Dec '195
Jan '209
Feb '204
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '204
Jan '213
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '211
May '212
Jun '211
Jul '213
Aug '211
Sep '211
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '212
Jan '223
Feb '221
Mar '222
Apr '224
May '221
Jun '227
Jul '228
Aug '224
Sep '224
Oct '227
Nov '223
Dec '2210
Jan '236
Feb '236
Mar '231
Apr '233
May '236
Jun '233
Jul '2312
Aug '2311
Sep '237
Oct '238
Nov '234
Dec '233
Jan '249
Feb '245
Mar '244
Apr '248
May '249
Jun '243
Jul '2410
Aug '246
Sep '244
Oct '244
Nov '243
Dec '249
Jan '255
Feb '258
Mar '256
Apr '257
May '2514
Jun '256
Jul '259
Aug '2514
Sep '256
Oct '257
Nov '253
Dec '254
Jan '265
Feb '269

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Total visas issued
7
Latest 12 months · Australia · R1 · October
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Australia · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20269
Dec 2025
422% of selected
Jan 2026
528% of selected
Feb 2026
950% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (25.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (125.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 459
Total459