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Sydney, Australia

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Australia read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 1,747 against 2,134 for the three before them, a change of -18.1%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 50 against 127 for the three before them, a change of -60.7%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B2651
A2376
E3R142
J1132
E3128
C1/D96
E3D95
O141
23 other classes242

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR112
E35
E24
F44
IR54
CR13
E12
F2A1
1 other classes1

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20261,903
January 20261,559
December 20251,778
November 20251,591
October 20252,419
September 20252,391
August 20253,034
July 20253,053
June 20251,846
May 20253,832
April 20252,993
March 20253,367

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202636
January 202639
December 202575
November 2025102
October 2025156
September 2025124
August 2025175
July 202597
June 2025119
May 202596
April 202564
March 202586

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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