Sydney · Australia · October 2024
Visas issued at Sydney in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,315 | 62.9% | 1,739 | 1,119 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 634 | 17.2% | 535 | 378 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 107 | 2.9% | 124 | 72 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 106 | 2.9% | 96 | 103 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 69 | 1.9% | 79 | 58 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 67 | 1.8% | 76 | 72 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 50 | 1.4% | 42 | 32 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 39 | 1.1% | 36 | 21 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 37 | 1% | 33 | 14 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 26 | 0.7% | 11 | 16 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 26 | 0.7% | 26 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 0.7% | 21 | 25 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 24 | 0.7% | 21 | 10 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 23 | 0.6% | 22 | 23 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 0.6% | 28 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.4% | 6 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 0.4% | 15 | 15 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 14 | 0.4% | 10 | 12 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 13 | 0.4% | 13 | 12 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.2% | 8 | 5 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 2 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 11 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 45 | 34.4% | 0 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 22 | 16.8% | 11 | 22 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 13 | 9.9% | 0 | 11 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 8.4% | 12 | 47 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 9 | 6.9% | 10 | 9 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 5.3% | 7 | 10 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 4.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 5 | 3.8% | 5 | 14 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 3.1% | 55 | 3 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 3.1% | 0 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 2.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 1.5% | 3 | 6 |
Context
| October 2024 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,678 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | +23% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +80% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 131 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 223 days; F, M, J 16 days; H, L, O, P, Q 16 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sydney issue in October 2024?
3,678 nonimmigrant visas and 131 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 57th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
September 2024: 2,986 nonimmigrant visas (+23% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 2,042 (+80%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,315 (62.9%), A2 634 (17.2%), E3 107 (2.9%), C1/D 106 (2.9%), E3D 69 (1.9%).
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 October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.