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Sydney · Australia · February 2025
Visas issued at Sydney in February 2025
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 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,437 | 65.2% | 944 | 2,434 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 509 | 13.6% | 290 | 570 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 165 | 4.4% | 118 | 161 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 108 | 2.9% | 157 | 145 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 93 | 2.5% | 138 | 123 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 85 | 2.3% | 147 | 131 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 65 | 1.7% | 62 | 101 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 1.1% | 45 | 38 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 33 | 0.9% | 37 | 22 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 24 | 0.6% | 27 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 22 | 0.6% | 47 | 37 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 20 | 0.5% | 72 | 31 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 15 | 0.4% | 43 | 17 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 0.4% | 50 | 19 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.3% | 21 | 29 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.3% | 2 | 20 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 0.3% | 19 | 59 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.3% | 2 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 10 | 13 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.2% | 6 | 15 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 0.2% | 1 | 8 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 0.2% | 16 | 21 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.2% | 11 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 22 | 26.5% | 16 | 12 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 22 | 26.5% | 24 | 34 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 6 | 7.2% | 5 | 10 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 6% | 4 | 4 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 4.8% | 4 | 32 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 4.8% | 11 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 4.8% | 7 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 4.8% | 1 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 4.8% | 2 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 2.4% | 14 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 1.2% | 10 | 7 |
Context
| February 2025 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,739 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +62% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -8% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 83 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 224 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sydney issue in February 2025?
3,739 nonimmigrant visas and 83 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 52th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
January 2025: 2,310 nonimmigrant visas (+62% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 4,046 (-8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,437 (65.2%), A2 509 (13.6%), J1 165 (4.4%), E3 108 (2.9%), E3D 93 (2.5%).
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 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.