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Sydney · Australia · September 2025
Visas issued at Sydney in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,343 | 56.2% | 1,552 | 1,739 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 414 | 17.3% | 455 | 535 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 133 | 5.6% | 156 | 124 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 71 | 3% | 131 | 79 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 62 | 2.6% | 99 | 76 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 56 | 2.3% | 87 | 96 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 1.7% | 66 | 36 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 33 | 1.4% | 27 | 15 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 30 | 1.3% | 141 | 22 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 28 | 1.2% | 70 | 42 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 26 | 1.1% | 59 | 33 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 21 | 0.9% | 22 | 21 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 20 | 0.8% | 16 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 18 | 0.8% | 15 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 0.6% | 24 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.6% | 11 | 28 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.5% | 4 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.5% | 13 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.5% | 10 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0.4% | 10 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 13 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 12 | 11 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 11 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 9 | 6 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 29 | 23.4% | 13 | 10 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 23 | 18.5% | 29 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 21 | 16.9% | 37 | 12 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 18 | 14.5% | 24 | 55 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 8.1% | 8 | 11 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 7.3% | 9 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 3.2% | 2 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 3.2% | 7 | 3 |
| SI3 | Child of SI1 | 3 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| SI1 | Certain aliens employed by the U.S. Government in Iraq or Afghanistan as translators or interpreters | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SI2 | Spouse of SI1 | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Sydney | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,391 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -21% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 124 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sydney issue in September 2025?
2,391 nonimmigrant visas and 124 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 62th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sydney?
August 2025: 3,034 nonimmigrant visas (-21% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 2,986 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,343 (56.2%), A2 414 (17.3%), E3 133 (5.6%), E3D 71 (3%), E3R 62 (2.6%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.