What share of applications were approved recently, whether that is changing, which types of course do best, and how much paperwork is usually asked for.
What this shows: In the Q2 2026, about 9 in 10 of student visa applications from United States of America (all sectors, all application types) were approved.
· The approval rate was about the same as the previous period.
· This is historical — it describes 334 past applications, not a prediction for any future applicant.
· Individual outcomes depend on the documents provided, the visa officer's assessment, and current Home Affairs policy — circumstances vary.
Approved
92.2%
of applications decided in the latest published quarter
Q2 2026 · United States of America · all sectors · all application types
Applications decided
334
applications decided in the same quarter
Q2 2026 · United States of America · all sectors · all application types
Higher Education sector only · offshore and onshore applications combined · source: Department of Home Affairs published quarterly figures.
Latest published quarter (Q2 2026) · source: Department of Home Affairs.
The Level 1/2/3 paperwork labels are StudyVisaHub's estimate, worked out from Home Affairs' published document checklists. Home Affairs does not publish which level applies to each country. None of these levels means refusal.
StudyVisaHub estimateThe Level 1/2/3 paperwork labels are StudyVisaHub's estimate, worked out from the Australian Government's published document checklists and other public sources. Home Affairs does not publish which level applies to each country. Last checked 2026-04-19; next check September 2026. How we work this out.
Students from Level 1 countries are usually asked for the least paperwork — a basic set of documents is normally enough. Most past applications from these countries were approved.
See the government's document checker (Home Affairs website)Source: Department of Home Affairs — student-500 statistics page. Published at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. Data series updated quarterly.
Method: Grant rates calculated from DHA quarterly publications using the grant_rates table. Figures show the most recent published quarter for United States of America, aggregated across all sectors. Historical rates describe past application populations and cannot predict any individual application outcome.
