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Visa processing times update recorded 14 November 2025: 37 streams slower, 22 faster at the 90% mark
Compared with the 18 October 2025 update, at the 90% mark 37 of 69 streams got slower, 22 got faster and 9 did not change. At the 50% mark 30 got slower, 25 faster and 13 did not change. 1 stream had no earlier figure. The largest move was 801 Partner, 550 to 789 days at the 90% mark (239 days longer).
- Official update
- 3 to 14 Nov 2025A public archive copied the official tool on 2 November 2025 and on 14 November 2025. The figures changed in between, on a day it did not record.
- Compared with
- 26 Sep to 18 Oct 2025Previous update, between 16 and 49 days earlier
- Streams in this report
- 69Streams the Department lists today that had a figure on this date
- Report
- 5 of 16Generated from the figures, no hand editing
| Mark | Slower | Faster | No change | No earlier figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90% decided within | 37 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 50% decided within | 30 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
A stream counts as slower when the number of days rose, faster when it fell. Days run from lodgement to decision for applications the Department decided in its most recent period. For the 801 and 100 partner visas the Department counts from the date of eligibility, two years after the combined application was lodged. They describe the past and are not a prediction for any application.
Which visa processing times moved most? 801 Partner, 239 days longer at the 90% mark
The 10 streams whose 90% figure changed most in this update, by number of days either way, with the 50% figure beside it.
| Visa stream | 90% decided within, days | 50% decided within, days |
|---|---|---|
| 801 Partner | 789 was 550 239 days longer | 235 was 266 31 days shorter |
| 491 Family Sponsored Regional | 1,020 was 838 182 days longer | 773 was 672 101 days longer |
| 820 Partner | 738 was 598 140 days longer | 494 was 409 85 days longer |
| 500 Vocational Education and Training Sector | 193 was 294 101 days shorter | 168 was 157 11 days longer |
| 101 Child | 958 was 886 72 days longer | 671 was 729 58 days shorter |
| 888 Significant Investor | 203 was 274 71 days shorter | 76 was 68 8 days longer |
| 100 Partner | 638 was 580 58 days longer | 317 was 285 32 days longer |
| 494 Employer Sponsored | 388 was 330 58 days longer | 216 was 238 22 days shorter |
| 802 Child | 791 was 848 57 days shorter | 634 was 702 68 days shorter |
| 500 Non-Award Sector | 84 was 32 52 days longer | 1 was 1 no change |
Which lodgement months was Home Affairs processing? No statement under the current directions yet
Statements of the lodgement month each priority group has reached under Ministerial Directions 121 and 122, which set today's groups, start on 19 September 2026. Earlier banners followed other directions with different groups, so they are not compared here. Why.
Compared with a year earlier: not on record
Our records start on 9 June 2025, less than a year before this update, so there is no figure from a year earlier to compare with.
New official banners: 3 dated after the 18 Oct 2025 update and up to 14 Nov 2025
Banner notices the Department posted on its visa pages, newest first, by the date it gives them. Titles and first sentences are the Department's own wording. Our banner archive is daily from 14 November 2026; lodgement month banners before that come from Wayback Machine copies from 19 September 2026. Other banners from these dates are listed only if they were still on the Department's pages when our archive began.
Every stream in the 14 Nov 2025 update: 69 processing times, before and after
Days within which 50% and 90% of applications were decided, the figure in use the day before this update, and the 90% figure a year earlier where we have one. Each row opens that stream's page with its full history.
Show all 69 streams
| Visa stream | 90%, days | 50%, days |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Partner | 638 was 580 58 days longer | 317 was 285 32 days longer |
| 101 Child | 958 was 886 72 days longer | 671 was 729 58 days shorter |
| 102 Adoption | 268 was 290 22 days shorter | 124 was 127 3 days shorter |
| 117 Orphan Relative | 2,655 was 2,653 2 days longer | 2,212 was 2,191 21 days longer |
| 132 Significant Business History | 1,849 was 1,848 1 day longer | 1,737 was 1,730 7 days longer |
| 155 Five Year Resident Return | 28 was 23 5 days longer | 1 was 1 no change |
| 157 Three Month Resident Return | 65 was 65 no change | 30 was 29 1 day longer |
| 186 Direct Entry | 563 was 564 1 day shorter | 400 was 378 22 days longer |
| 186 Transition | 566 was 563 3 days longer | 413 was 403 10 days longer |
| 186 Agreement | 258 was 262 4 days shorter | 110 was 152 42 days shorter |
| 188 Business Innovation Extension | 426 was 429 3 days shorter | 113 was 161 48 days shorter |
| 189 Points-Tested | 300 was 267 33 days longer | 284 was 256 28 days longer |
| 189 New Zealand | 1,597 was 1,579 18 days longer | 1,315 was 1,275 40 days longer |
| 190 Skilled - Nominated | 821 was 797 24 days longer | 529 was 569 40 days shorter |
| 191 Regional Provisional stream | 423 was 415 8 days longer | 226 was 243 17 days shorter |
| 300 Prospective Marriage | 796 was 775 21 days longer | 438 was 444 6 days shorter |
| 309 Partner (Provisional) | 739 was 787 48 days shorter | 418 was 441 23 days shorter |
| 400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) | 19 was 20 1 day shorter | 7 was 7 no change |
| 403 Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) | 63 was 82 19 days shorter | 47 was 64 17 days shorter |
| 403 Foreign Government Agency | 51 was 50 1 day longer | 27 was 44 17 days shorter |
| 403 Government Agreement | 42 was 46 4 days shorter | 11 was 9 2 days longer |
| 403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) | 122 was 122 no change | 86 was 86 no change |
| 403 Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme | 28 was 26 2 days longer | 12 was 8 4 days longer |
| 407 Training | 362 was 343 19 days longer | 286 was 271 15 days longer |
| 408 Entertainment Activities | 42 was 42 no change | 19 was 25 6 days shorter |
| 408 Exchange Arrangements | 151 was 166 15 days shorter | 48 was 49 1 day shorter |
| 408 Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity | 16 was 20 4 days shorter | 4 was 5 1 day shorter |
| 408 Religious Work | 445 was 427 18 days longer | 91 was 184 93 days shorter |
| 408 Research Activities | 353 was 326 27 days longer | 123 was 146 23 days shorter |
| 408 Special Programs | 32 was 36 4 days shorter | 10 was 18 8 days shorter |
| 408 Sporting Activities | 35 was 43 8 days shorter | 12 was 10 2 days longer |
| 408 Superyacht Crew | 18 was 32 14 days shorter | 6 was 28 22 days shorter |
| 417 Working Holiday | 28 was 21 7 days longer | 1 was 1 no change |
| 445 Dependent Child | 846 was 801 45 days longer | 760 was 700 60 days longer |
| 461 New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Temporary) | 142 was 119 23 days longer | 72 was 68 4 days longer |
| 462 Work and Holiday | 70 was 67 3 days longer | 38 was 21 17 days longer |
| 482 Labour Agreement | 207 was 196 11 days longer | 71 was 71 no change |
| 482 Nomination | 144 was 144 no change | 47 was 47 no change |
| 482 Sponsorship | 175 was 175 no change | 47 was 47 no change |
| 485 Post-Higher Education Work | 33 was 31 2 days longer | 20 was 7 13 days longer |
| 491 State/Territory Government Nominated Regional | 808 was 784 24 days longer | 609 was 649 40 days shorter |
| 491 Family Sponsored Regional | 1,020 was 838 182 days longer | 773 was 672 101 days longer |
| 494 Employer Sponsored | 388 was 330 58 days longer | 216 was 238 22 days shorter |
| 494 Labour Agreement | 367 was 353 14 days longer | 210 was 210 no change |
| 500 Higher Education Sector | 181 was 166 15 days longer | 31 was 33 2 days shorter |
| 500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector | 13 was 38 25 days shorter | 2 was 6 4 days shorter |
| 500 Independent ELICOS Sector | 162 was 167 5 days shorter | 21 was 15 6 days longer |
| 500 Non-Award Sector | 84 was 32 52 days longer | 1 was 1 no change |
| 500 Postgraduate Research Sector | 267 was 309 42 days shorter | 99 was 22 77 days longer |
| 500 Schools Sector | 181 was 167 14 days longer | 26 was 24 2 days longer |
| 500 Vocational Education and Training Sector | 193 was 294 101 days shorter | 168 was 157 11 days longer |
| 590 Student Guardian | 191 was 181 10 days longer | 36 was 38 2 days shorter |
| 600 Tourist | 24 was 23 1 day longer | 13 was 13 no change |
| 600 Business Visitor | 17 was 17 no change | 6 was 5 1 day longer |
| 600 Sponsored Family | 77 was 61 16 days longer | 29 was 29 no change |
| 601 Electronic Travel Authority | 1 no earlier figure | 1 no earlier figure |
| 602 Medical Treatment | 48 was 73 25 days shorter | 3 was 1 2 days longer |
| 651 eVisitor | 1 was 1 no change | 1 was 1 no change |
| 771 Transit | 15 was 15 no change | 3 was 2 1 day longer |
| 801 Partner | 789 was 550 239 days longer | 235 was 266 31 days shorter |
| 802 Child | 791 was 848 57 days shorter | 634 was 702 68 days shorter |
| 820 Partner | 738 was 598 140 days longer | 494 was 409 85 days longer |
| 870 Visa Application | 231 was 218 13 days longer | 154 was 155 1 day shorter |
| 870 Sponsorship | 122 was 148 26 days shorter | 85 was 77 8 days longer |
| 887 Skilled - Regional | 548 was 529 19 days longer | 295 was 101 194 days longer |
| 888 Business Innovation | 163 was 152 11 days longer | 113 was 104 9 days longer |
| 888 Investor | 143 was 145 2 days shorter | 84 was 69 15 days longer |
| 888 Significant Investor | 203 was 274 71 days shorter | 76 was 68 8 days longer |
| 988 Maritime Crew Visa | 2 was 2 no change | 1 was 1 no change |
"Was" is the figure in use the day before this update.
Other visa processing times reports: 16 official updates since June 2025
One report for each time the Department updated its global visa processing times. How these reports are made.