Visas issued at Melbourne in March 2025
U.S. post, Australia. The page of the post has the wait times of Melbourne.
In March 2025, the post issued 2,375 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,006,227 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 | Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,375 | 1,841 | 2,014 |
| Immigrant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonimmigrant classes, March 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,944 | 81.9% | 1,328 | 1,485 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 153 | 6.4% | 139 | 202 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 63 | 2.7% | 54 | 42 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 58 | 2.4% | 63 | 51 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 42 | 1.8% | 51 | 54 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.7% | 18 | 16 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 0.7% | 18 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 15 | 0.6% | 16 | 10 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 0.6% | 16 | 12 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 13 | 0.5% | 28 | 47 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.3% | 16 | 14 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.3% | 13 | 18 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.3% | 18 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 3 | 0.1% | 16 | 19 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of March 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 149 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Melbourne lists every month. The page of March 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +29%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, March 2025. Report an error.