Processing times
Official processing times (Home Affairs)
How long Home Affairs took to decide recent applications for each visa, from its published global processing times. These figures describe past decisions; they do not predict how long any one application will take.
Visit Australia
Study
Working holiday
Work and training
- 407Training visa90% decided within 19 months
- 408Temporary Activity visaUp to 14 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 403Temporary Work (International Relations) visaUp to 4 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 400Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa90% decided within 41 days
Employer sponsored
- 186Employer Nomination Scheme visaUp to 24 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 494Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visaUp to 20 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 482Skills in Demand visaUp to 10 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
Skilled migration
- 858National Innovation visaUp to 24 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 191Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa90% decided within 11 months
- 189Skilled Independent visaUp to 62 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 190Skilled Nominated visa90% decided within 16 months
- 887Skilled Regional visa90% decided within 11 months
- 491Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visaUp to 30 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
Business and investment
Family and partner
- 102Adoption visa90% decided within 19 months
- 101Child visa90% decided within 33 months
- 802Child visa90% decided within 31 months
- 445Dependent Child visa90% decided within 33 months
- 117Orphan Relative visa90% decided within 96 months
- 309 / 100Partner visa (offshore)Up to 35 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 820 / 801Partner visa (onshore)Up to 30 months for 90% of applications, depending on the stream
- 300Prospective Marriage visa90% decided within 31 months
Parents
New Zealand and Pacific
Returning residents
Other visas
Each visa page shows the reporting period and source publication date for every stream. Visas without a published figure are not listed.
Checked against the official list on 4 November 2026
YourVisaSite compares this list with the Home Affairs global processing times on a regular schedule. Our copy last changed on 3 November 2026. The source reports 2 November 2026 for this version; this is separate from our check date. A successful check does not independently verify every underlying fact. The official source remains the authority; open it before you rely on an entry. Home Affairs global processing times ↗
Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 Australia with source-specific exclusions. Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, CC BY 3.0 Australia with source-specific exclusions.
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