Visas issued at Melbourne in April 2024
U.S. post, Australia. The page of the post has the wait times of Melbourne.
In April 2024, the post issued 2,338 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,054,900 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,338 | 2,014 | 1,707 |
| Immigrant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonimmigrant classes, April 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,643 | 70.3% | 1,485 | 1,109 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 248 | 10.6% | 202 | 189 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 78 | 3.3% | 42 | 57 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 71 | 3% | 54 | 47 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 52 | 2.2% | 51 | 50 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 49 | 2.1% | 47 | 40 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 31 | 1.3% | 19 | 38 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 30 | 1.3% | 12 | 19 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 21 | 0.9% | 16 | 13 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 0.7% | 18 | 24 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 15 | 0.6% | 11 | 18 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.5% | 14 | 12 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 10 | 0.4% | 7 | 9 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.4% | 1 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.4% | 10 | 18 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0.4% | 4 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.3% | 2 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of April 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 38 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Melbourne lists every month. The page of April 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +16%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, April 2024. Report an error.