Sydney · Australia · March 2025
Visas issued at Sydney in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,713 | 50.9% | 2,437 | 1,734 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 421 | 12.5% | 165 | 176 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 411 | 12.2% | 509 | 417 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 161 | 4.8% | 108 | 102 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 128 | 3.8% | 93 | 71 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 84 | 2.5% | 85 | 74 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 58 | 1.7% | 65 | 77 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 56 | 1.7% | 22 | 22 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 53 | 1.6% | 15 | 27 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 43 | 1.3% | 33 | 9 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 41 | 1.2% | 40 | 19 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 37 | 1.1% | 20 | 13 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 21 | 0.6% | 15 | 15 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 21 | 0.6% | 11 | 14 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 20 | 0.6% | 24 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.5% | 6 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 15 | 0.4% | 12 | 18 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 8 | 0.2% | 7 | 23 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 8 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 11 | 11 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 9 | 6 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 23 | 26.7% | 22 | 20 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 19 | 22.1% | 22 | 9 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 15 | 17.4% | 0 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 9 | 10.5% | 4 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 4.7% | 4 | 20 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 4 | 4.7% | 6 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 3.5% | 4 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 3.5% | 1 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 3.5% | 2 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 8 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,367 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +17% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 86 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 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 March 2025?
3,367 nonimmigrant visas and 86 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 57th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
February 2025: 3,739 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 2,868 (+17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,713 (50.9%), J1 421 (12.5%), A2 411 (12.2%), E3 161 (4.8%), E3D 128 (3.8%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.