Visa Status
Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
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Visa type

E3

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

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E3 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
272

That is 51 more than in January 2026 (221) — +23.1%.

Quick view · February 2026
+23.1% vs January 2026 (221)+6.3% vs February 2025 (256)

All published months together: 19,685

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All countries together · Visa class E3 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025379
  • Jan 2026221
  • Feb 2026272
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  • Jan 2026 is 158 (41.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 107 (28.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 379221272
Total379221272
Total visas issued
284
Latest 12 months · E3 · September

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

Top countries

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  1. Australia284

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Australia272220 +23.6%+52
South Africa01 -100.0%−1

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Sydney128122 +4.9%+6
Melbourne8940 +122.5%+49
Perth1518 -16.7%−3
London1317 -23.5%−4
Auckland50new+5
Toronto31 +200.0%+2
Hong Kong24 -50.0%−2
Dublin22 +0.0%+0
Berlin20new+2
Chennai20new+2
Madrid20new+2
Stockholm11 +0.0%+0
Calgary10new+1
Copenhagen10new+1
Frankfurt10new+1
Jakarta10new+1
Seoul10new+1
Tel Aviv10new+1
Vancouver10new+1
Paris03 -100.0%−3
AIT Taipei02 -100.0%−2
Singapore02 -100.0%−2
Athens01 -100.0%−1
Bangkok01 -100.0%−1
Monterrey01 -100.0%−1
Mumbai01 -100.0%−1
Ottawa01 -100.0%−1
Sao Paulo01 -100.0%−1

E3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,556
  • 2026493
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January322221 -31.4%
February256272 +6.3%
March337––
April287––
May293––
June321––
July376––
August378––
September284––
October180––
November143––
December379––

When is it busy? E3 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (9.9% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 4 full years (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.

E3 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Jan'21Jun'21Nov'21Apr'22Sep'22Feb'23Jul'23Dec'23May'24Oct'24Mar'25Aug'25Jan'26
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MonthIssuances
Jan '21181
Feb '21164
Mar '21260
Apr '21190
May '21202
Jun '21–
Jul '21177
Aug '21201
Sep '21198
Oct '21212
Nov '21270
Dec '21348
Jan '22333
Feb '22340
Mar '22471
Apr '22401
May '22401
Jun '22440
Jul '22460
Aug '22494
Sep '22583
Oct '22475
Nov '22378
Dec '22416
Jan '23375
Feb '23296
Mar '23390
Apr '23280
May '23381
Jun '23389
Jul '23368
Aug '23430
Sep '23283
Oct '23251
Nov '23315
Dec '23351
Jan '24344
Feb '24329
Mar '24253
Apr '24372
May '24351
Jun '24300
Jul '24400
Aug '24361
Sep '24318
Oct '24281
Nov '24240
Dec '24383
Jan '25322
Feb '25256
Mar '25337
Apr '25287
May '25293
Jun '25321
Jul '25376
Aug '25378
Sep '25284
Oct '25180
Nov '25143
Dec '25379
Jan '26221
Feb '26272