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Sydney · Australia · November 2023
Visas issued at Sydney in November 2023
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) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,707 | 57% | 1,119 | 1,025 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 479 | 16% | 378 | 227 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 125 | 4.2% | 72 | 150 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 100 | 3.3% | 103 | 116 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 89 | 3% | 32 | 74 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 88 | 2.9% | 58 | 148 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 84 | 2.8% | 72 | 107 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 54 | 1.8% | 23 | 47 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 38 | 1.3% | 14 | 74 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 34 | 1.1% | 21 | 60 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 0.9% | 25 | 51 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 21 | 0.7% | 15 | 26 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0.6% | 10 | 31 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 16 | 0.5% | 12 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.5% | 5 | 19 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.4% | 6 | 24 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 12 | 0.4% | 12 | 19 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0.3% | 16 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.3% | 9 | 12 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 8 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 41 | 40.6% | 47 | 21 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 18 | 17.8% | 22 | 7 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 10.9% | 14 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 9 | 8.9% | 9 | 10 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 5.9% | 3 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 4% | 10 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 3% | 11 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 2% | 0 | 18 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 2% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 2% | 1 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 1% | 0 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1% | 6 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1% | 0 | 20 |
Context
| November 2023 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,993 | 815,973 |
| Change on previous month | +47% | -8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +32% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 101 | 45,437 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2023 (5 Nov 2023): B1/B2 next available 126 days; F, M, J 12 days; H, L, O, P, Q 12 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sydney issue in November 2023?
2,993 nonimmigrant visas and 101 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2023. That was the 61th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
October 2023: 2,042 nonimmigrant visas (+47% to Nov 2023). November 2022: 2,268 (+32%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,707 (57%), A2 479 (16%), E3 125 (4.2%), C1/D 100 (3.3%), J1 89 (3%).
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 November 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.