Sydney · Australia · May 2025
Visas issued at Sydney in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,085 | 54.4% | 1,564 | 2,410 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 411 | 10.7% | 401 | 610 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 378 | 9.9% | 315 | 296 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 245 | 6.4% | 87 | 226 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 136 | 3.5% | 129 | 141 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 93 | 2.4% | 89 | 79 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 81 | 2.1% | 85 | 69 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 63 | 1.6% | 51 | 102 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 1% | 46 | 34 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 35 | 0.9% | 26 | 30 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 31 | 0.8% | 20 | 21 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 31 | 0.8% | 14 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 25 | 0.7% | 22 | 12 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 24 | 0.6% | 35 | 23 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 0.5% | 11 | 21 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 12 | 0.3% | 12 | 17 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 11 | 0.3% | 1 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 11 | 0.3% | 10 | 31 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 11 | 0.3% | 2 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.3% | 1 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0.3% | 4 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 9 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.2% | 13 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 13 | 23 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 6 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| 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 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 26 | 27.1% | 20 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 15.6% | 4 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 12 | 12.5% | 5 | 16 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 10 | 10.4% | 12 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 10.4% | 6 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 8.3% | 4 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 5.2% | 0 | 6 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 4.2% | 8 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 4.2% | 0 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| May 2025 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,832 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +28% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -10% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 96 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sydney issue in May 2025?
3,832 nonimmigrant visas and 96 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 53th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
April 2025: 2,993 nonimmigrant visas (+28% to May 2025). May 2024: 4,253 (-10%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,085 (54.4%), A2 411 (10.7%), J1 378 (9.9%), F1 245 (6.4%), E3 136 (3.5%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.