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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Australia · E3

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Australian specialty occupation worker · For Australian citizens working in specialty occupations.

E3 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
272

That is 52 more than in January 2026 (220) — ▲ +23.6%.

E3 visas made up 9.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 10.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+23.6% vs January 2026 (220)▲+6.3% vs February 2025 (256)

All published months together: 38,114

Australia · E3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,553
  • 2026492
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Month20252026Change
January322220▼ -31.7%
February256272▲ +6.3%
March335––
April287––
May293––
June321––
July376––
August378––
September284––
October180––
November143––
December378––

When is it busy? Australia · E3

Busiest month: January (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.1%
8.5%
9.1%
6.8%
7.9%
7.9%
8.6%
9.2%
8.1%
7.7%
6.9%
9.3%
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 · E3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17463
Apr '17388
May '17542
Jun '17566
Jul '17497
Aug '17568
Sep '17483
Oct '17415
Nov '17392
Dec '17566
Jan '18478
Feb '18379
Mar '18427
Apr '18
360
May '18486
Jun '18488
Jul '18512
Aug '18513
Sep '18376
Oct '18491
Nov '18402
Dec '18384
Jan '19512
Feb '19416
Mar '19393
Apr '19452
May '19564
Jun '19465
Jul '19538
Aug '19620
Sep '19488
Oct '19510
Nov '19381
Dec '19469
Jan '20532
Feb '20407
Mar '20307
Apr '2019
May '2050
Jun '2061
Jul '20107
Aug '20130
Sep '20169
Oct '20181
Nov '20128
Dec '20211
Jan '21178
Feb '21164
Mar '21259
Apr '21189
May '21199
Jun '21225
Jul '21176
Aug '21201
Sep '21197
Oct '21212
Nov '21270
Dec '21346
Jan '22333
Feb '22339
Mar '22467
Apr '22400
May '22401
Jun '22436
Jul '22456
Aug '22488
Sep '22580
Oct '22474
Nov '22370
Dec '22415
Jan '23374
Feb '23296
Mar '23387
Apr '23278
May '23380
Jun '23388
Jul '23362
Aug '23429
Sep '23283
Oct '23249
Nov '23315
Dec '23350
Jan '24343
Feb '24329
Mar '24252
Apr '24370
May '24350
Jun '24298
Jul '24399
Aug '24358
Sep '24318
Oct '24278
Nov '24239
Dec '24383
Jan '25322
Feb '25256
Mar '25335
Apr '25287
May '25293
Jun '25321
Jul '25376
Aug '25378
Sep '25284
Oct '25180
Nov '25143
Dec '25378
Jan '26220
Feb '26272

Explore Australia by period

Total visas issued
378
Latest 12 months · Australia · E3 · December
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Australia · Visa class E3 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025378
  • Jan 2026220
  • Feb 2026272
Dec 2025
37843% of selected
Jan 2026
22025% of selected
Feb 2026
27231% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 158 (41.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 106 (28.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 378220272
Total378220272