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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Australia, and how that changed.

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Visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
2,811

That is 670 more than in January 2026 (2,141) — +31.3%.

Quick view · February 2026
+31.3% vs January 2026 (2,141)-0.2% vs February 2025 (2,818)

All published months together: 237,523

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Australia · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,683
  • Jan 20262,141
  • Feb 20262,811
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  • Jan 2026 is 542 (20.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 128 (4.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,6832,1412,811
Total2,6832,1412,811
Total visas issued
1,802
Latest 12 months · Australia · November

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––––––––1.8K–––
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2422
  2. A2335
  3. E3R181
  4. E3143
  5. E3D130
  6. J1127

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Temporary workers1,144935 +22.4%+209
Visitors748495 +51.1%+253
Diplomats and international organizations389233 +67.0%+156
Exchange visitors281218 +28.9%+63
Transit and crew161117 +37.6%+44
Other4228 +50.0%+14
Students31101 -69.3%−70
Fiancé(e)s and their children1514 +7.1%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2739493 +49.9%+246
A2377213 +77.0%+164
J1275212 +29.7%+63
E3272220 +23.6%+52
E3R260255 +2.0%+5
E3D185128 +44.5%+57
C1/D155108 +43.5%+47
O18172 +12.5%+9
L16979 -12.7%−10
L26347 +34.0%+16
P15829 +100.0%+29
O24236 +16.7%+6
I4228 +50.0%+14
E24119 +115.8%+22
H1B2834 -17.6%−6
F12394 -75.5%−71
H4174 +325.0%+13
K11514 +7.1%+1
O3115 +120.0%+6
R195 +80.0%+4
B182 +300.0%+6
C366 +0.0%+0
J266 +0.0%+0
A163 +100.0%+3
M154 +25.0%+1
G4415 -73.3%−11
F233 +0.0%+0
P430new+3
G222 +0.0%+0
H2A20new+2
P311 +0.0%+0
B210new+1
H310new+1
TD10new+1
C103 -100.0%−3
H2B01 -100.0%−1

Australia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202532,824
  • 20264,952
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2,7412,141 -21.9%
February2,8182,811 -0.2%
March3,096––
April3,035––
May3,439––
June2,481––
July3,237––
August3,141––
September2,172––
October2,179––
November1,802––
December2,683––

When is it busy? Australia

Busiest month: March (9.6% of a typical year). Quietest: September (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '183,220
Nov '183,234
Dec '183,296
Jan '193,254
Feb '193,237
Mar '193,732
Apr '193,573
May '194,953
Jun '193,530
Jul '194,597
Aug '194,564
Sep '193,181
Oct '193,309
Nov '193,235
Dec '193,630
Jan '203,345
Feb '203,227
Mar '202,239
Apr '20264
May '20344
Jun '20463
Jul '20550
Aug '20698
Sep '20716
Oct '20753
Nov '20779
Dec '201,171
Jan '21924
Feb '21906
Mar '211,292
Apr '211,223
May '211,458
Jun '211,710
Jul '211,403
Aug '211,404
Sep '211,228
Oct '211,443
Nov '211,891
Dec '211,868
Jan '222,186
Feb '222,076
Mar '223,239
Apr '222,444
May '223,272
Jun '223,361
Jul '223,360
Aug '223,431
Sep '223,286
Oct '223,171
Nov '222,939
Dec '223,539
Jan '232,766
Feb '233,187
Mar '233,800
Apr '233,317
May '233,833
Jun '233,417
Jul '233,367
Aug '233,543
Sep '232,756
Oct '232,466
Nov '232,723
Dec '233,355
Jan '242,887
Feb '243,606
Mar '242,944
Apr '243,728
May '244,065
Jun '243,200
Jul '244,066
Aug '243,079
Sep '242,707
Oct '242,908
Nov '242,448
Dec '243,431
Jan '252,741
Feb '252,818
Mar '253,096
Apr '253,035
May '253,439
Jun '252,481
Jul '253,237
Aug '253,141
Sep '252,172
Oct '252,179
Nov '251,802
Dec '252,683
Jan '262,141
Feb '262,811