Sydney · Australia · August 2025
Visas issued at Sydney in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,552 | 51.2% | 1,519 | 1,238 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 455 | 15% | 358 | 456 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 156 | 5.1% | 145 | 116 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 141 | 4.6% | 290 | 100 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 131 | 4.3% | 163 | 125 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 99 | 3.3% | 80 | 84 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 87 | 2.9% | 54 | 80 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 70 | 2.3% | 165 | 69 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 66 | 2.2% | 40 | 40 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 59 | 1.9% | 37 | 50 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 27 | 0.9% | 26 | 34 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 24 | 0.8% | 14 | 26 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 22 | 0.7% | 20 | 13 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 16 | 0.5% | 21 | 19 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 15 | 0.5% | 11 | 15 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.4% | 17 | 10 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 12 | 0.4% | 7 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 11 | 0.4% | 16 | 36 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 11 | 0.4% | 9 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0.3% | 0 | 5 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | 25 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0.3% | 7 | 5 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 8 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 13 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 37 | 21.1% | 36 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 29 | 16.6% | 12 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 24 | 13.7% | 7 | 14 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 19 | 10.9% | 5 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 14 | 8% | 4 | 4 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 7.4% | 6 | 17 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 5.1% | 6 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 4.6% | 10 | 4 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 4% | 0 | 0 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 5 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 1.7% | 3 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,034 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +17% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 175 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 months; F, M, J 5 months; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sydney issue in August 2025?
3,034 nonimmigrant visas and 175 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 60th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
July 2025: 3,053 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 2,595 (+17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,552 (51.2%), A2 455 (15%), E3 156 (5.1%), F1 141 (4.6%), E3D 131 (4.3%).
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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.