Sydney · Australia · June 2025
Visas issued at Sydney in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 785 | 42.5% | 2,085 | 1,701 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 308 | 16.7% | 411 | 377 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 104 | 5.6% | 245 | 171 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 97 | 5.3% | 136 | 74 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 95 | 5.1% | 93 | 100 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 71 | 3.8% | 81 | 81 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 67 | 3.6% | 378 | 99 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 51 | 2.8% | 63 | 88 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 51 | 2.8% | 31 | 34 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 25 | 1.4% | 24 | 22 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 23 | 1.2% | 40 | 24 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 21 | 1.1% | 31 | 15 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 20 | 1.1% | 35 | 24 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 1% | 18 | 19 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0.9% | 12 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.7% | 3 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.7% | 9 | 7 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.7% | 11 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0.5% | 7 | 25 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.5% | 25 | 15 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.3% | 10 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 9 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.2% | 11 | 8 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 11 | 10 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 36 | 30.3% | 26 | 24 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 22 | 18.5% | 12 | 12 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 13 | 10.9% | 10 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 12 | 10.1% | 15 | 13 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 10 | 8.4% | 8 | 4 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 8.4% | 10 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 5% | 5 | 24 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 3.4% | 4 | 9 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.8% | 4 | 3 |
Context
| June 2025 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,846 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -52% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -38% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 119 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 8.5 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 June 2025?
1,846 nonimmigrant visas and 119 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 76th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
May 2025: 3,832 nonimmigrant visas (-52% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 2,967 (-38%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 785 (42.5%), A2 308 (16.7%), F1 104 (5.6%), E3 97 (5.3%), E3D 95 (5.1%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.