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Melbourne · Australia · February 2024
Visas issued at Melbourne in February 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,791 | 77.6% | 1,155 | 1,139 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 98 | 4.2% | 109 | 88 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 81 | 3.5% | 80 | 36 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 78 | 3.4% | 39 | 54 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 73 | 3.2% | 47 | 75 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 46 | 2% | 34 | 53 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 21 | 0.9% | 17 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 0.7% | 15 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 14 | 0.6% | 12 | 12 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 0.6% | 25 | 26 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.6% | 27 | 19 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.5% | 11 | 7 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.4% | 4 | 9 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 8 | 0.3% | 32 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.3% | 8 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 7 | 6 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| February 2024 | Melbourne | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,308 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +41% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 57 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 24 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Melbourne issue in February 2024?
2,308 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 79th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Melbourne?
January 2024: 1,657 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 1,638 (+41%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,791 (77.6%), J1 98 (4.2%), E3R 81 (3.5%), E3D 78 (3.4%), E3 73 (3.2%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.