Australian visa tracker: your application against official processing times, November 2026
Pick your visa, enter the date you lodged, and see how many similar applications were decided by now. Built on Department of Home Affairs figures for 74 streams, checked daily. It cannot see your file: your own status is in ImmiAccount.
Stream codes: DE = Direct Entry, TRT = Transition, AGR = Agreement, PT = Points-Tested, CS = Core Skills, ST = State/Territory, HE = Higher Education, ES = Employer Sponsored.
Where it comes from: the Department of Home Affairs global visa processing times tool. We copy the figures and keep the history.
Dates: official update 9 Nov 2026, checked by us 14 Nov 2026.
Home Affairs is processing 186 visa applications lodged in March 2025
186 Direct Entry Pathway processing time: 50% decided within 670 days, 90% within 727 days.
Official figures dated · Checked by us · 186 visa page
Stream codes: DE = Direct Entry, TRT = Transition, AGR = Agreement, PT = Points-Tested, CS = Core Skills, ST = State/Territory, HE = Higher Education, ES = Employer Sponsored.
Where it comes from: the Department of Home Affairs global visa processing times tool. We copy the figures and keep the history.
Dates: official update 9 Nov 2026, checked by us 14 Nov 2026.
Days from lodgement to decision, decided applications only. Grey tick: where the Department's own processing guide scale ends. Black marker: your day count.
Filled bar: lodgement months the Department says it has reached. Vertical line: your lodgement month.
Day 440186 Direct Entry Pathway, since 31 August 2025 (example date, change it to yours)
- 50% of applications like this are decided by 2 Jul 2027, 90% by 28 Aug 2027. This is arithmetic on the official percentiles, not a predicted decision date.
- The official processing month (March 2025, lodged in Australia) has not reached your lodgement month yet. It is 5 months short.
What this can't tell you
- When your own application will be decided. Nobody outside the Department can see individual cases.
- Whether anything is wrong with an application that has passed a percentile.
- How occupation, nationality or requests for more documents change the wait. The official figures are not split that way.
Cite this page: Visa Processing Time, "186 visa processing time (Direct Entry)", Department of Home Affairs figures dated 2 November 2026, retrieved 14 November 2026, https://visaprocessingtime.com.au/visa/186/direct-entry/
Processing Pressure Index: 53 out of 100 across all visas, November 2026
- Slower share
- 38 of 72 streams
- Drift
- +1.0% median
- Queue lag
- 13.0 months
Selected visa 186 70 Elevated
In plain words: 38 of 72 visa streams got slower at the latest official update, the typical change was +1.0% and the lodgement months being processed trail today by 13 months on average. A reading above 50 means the published figures moved towards longer waits; below 50, towards shorter ones.
Calculated from official processing time figures only. It describes how published figures moved, not a prediction, and it is not advice. How the index is built.
Show the formula and today's working
PPI = 100 × (0.35 × slower share + 0.30 × drift + 0.35 × queue lag)
- Slower share: streams whose 50% figure rose since the previous official update, divided by all streams with a figure.
- Drift: median percentage change in the 50% figure, clipped to plus or minus 25% and mapped to 0 to 1.
- Queue lag: average number of months between today and the lodgement month the Department says it is processing, divided by 24 and capped at 1.
Every input is a figure the Department of Home Affairs publishes. Bands: 0 to 39 Low, 40 to 59 Moderate, 60 to 79 Elevated, 80 to 100 High. The index describes how the published figures moved. It says nothing about any single application and it is not advice.
| Component | Score 0 to 1 | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slower share38 of 72 streams have a higher 50% figure than at the previous official update. | 0.53 | 0.35 | 18.5 |
| DriftMedian change in the 50% figure is +1.0%. Minus 25% scores 0, no change scores 0.50, plus 25% scores 1. | 0.52 | 0.30 | 15.6 |
| Queue lagPublished lodgement months are 13.0 months behind today on average. Scale tops out at 24 months. | 0.54 | 0.35 | 19.0 |
| Reading | 53.0 |
Visa tracker by subclass: 186, 190, 482, 491, 189 and 820, November 2026
Days within which 50% and 90% of decided applications were finalised, per stream, from the official figures dated 9 November 2026. Each visa page has the same tracker with its history.
186 visa tracker
Employer Nomination Scheme, 3 streams. Enter your lodgement date on the 186 visa processing time page to see your day count against these figures.
| 186 stream | 50% | 90% |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Entry | 670 | 727 |
| Transition | 664 | 722 |
| Agreement | 44 | 400 |
Processing lodgements from March 2025 (lodged in australia), stated on the official 186 page.
190 visa tracker
Skilled - Nominated, 1 stream. Enter your lodgement date on the 190 visa processing time page to see your day count against these figures.
| 190 stream | 50% | 90% |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled - Nominated | 240 | 482 |
Processing lodgements from April 2026 (lodged in australia), stated on the official 190 page.
482 visa tracker
Skills In Demand, 5 streams. Enter your lodgement date on the 482 visa processing time page to see your day count against these figures.
| 482 stream | 50% | 90% |
|---|---|---|
| Core Skills | 174 | 287 |
| Labour Agreement | 179 | 294 |
| Nomination | 36 | 260 |
| Specialist Skills | 59 | 99 |
| Sponsorship | 15 | 100 |
Processing lodgements from January 2026 (lodged in australia), stated on the official 482 page.
491 visa tracker
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional), 2 streams. Enter your lodgement date on the 491 visa processing time page to see your day count against these figures.
| 491 stream | 50% | 90% |
|---|---|---|
| State/Territory Government Nominated Regional | 521 | 920 |
| Family Sponsored Regional | 110 | 208 |
Processing lodgements from March 2025 (lodged in australia), stated on the official 491 page.
189 visa tracker
Skilled - Independent, 2 streams. Enter your lodgement date on the 189 visa processing time page to see your day count against these figures.
| 189 stream | 50% | 90% |
|---|---|---|
| Points-Tested | 90 | 288 |
| New Zealand | 1,690 | 1,888 |
Processing lodgements from June 2026 (lodged in australia), stated on the official 189 page.
820 visa tracker
Partner, 1 stream. Enter your lodgement date on the 820 visa processing time page to see your day count against these figures.
| 820 stream | 50% | 90% |
|---|---|---|
| Partner | 646 | 916 |
The Department does not publish a lodgement month for the 820 visa.
How do I check my visa application status? ImmiAccount, VEVO and this tracker
Three places answer three different questions. Only ImmiAccount shows your own application.
| Tool | What it shows | Run by | Go to |
|---|---|---|---|
| ImmiAccount | Your own application. The Department describes it as the place to "apply online and manage your applications". | Department of Home Affairs | Log in to ImmiAccount |
| VEVO | Conditions of a visa you already hold. The Department says VEVO "can only provide current visa information about visa holders", so it does not show a pending application. | Department of Home Affairs | Check conditions in VEVO |
| This tracker | How long applications like yours have taken, from the official processing time percentiles for 74 streams. It cannot see your file. | Independent, not a government site | Use the tracker above |
Visa tracker apps and community timelines: what they add
- Community trackers, such as the myimmitracker website and the 186 Visa Tracker app, collect timelines that applicants post themselves. They show individual stories: lodgement date, requests for information, grant date.
- Those cases are self-selected. People who wait longest tend to post more, and many grants are never reported.
- The official processing time covers every application decided in the reporting period, but it is one figure per stream and it describes the past.
- Reading both is reasonable: the official percentiles for the overall pace, community timelines for what individual cases went through.
What can a visa tracker not tell you? 3 things
- When your own application will be decided. Nobody outside the Department can see individual cases.
- Whether anything is wrong with an application that has passed a percentile.
- How occupation, nationality or requests for more documents change the wait. The official figures are not split that way.
7 questions about tracking an Australian visa application
Is there a 186 visa tracker?
Yes, this page works as one. Pick 186 and your stream, then enter the date you lodged. In November 2026 the official 186 Direct Entry processing time is 670 days for 50% of applications and 727 days for 90%.
How do I track my Australian visa application?
Your own application status is in ImmiAccount, where you lodged it. This tracker shows the other half: how many applications like yours were decided by the day you are on, using the official processing time figures.
Can I check my visa application status in VEVO?
No. VEVO shows the conditions of a visa you already hold. The Department says it "can only provide current visa information about visa holders". A pending application is in ImmiAccount.
What is immitracker?
Immitracker (myimmitracker.com) is a community website where applicants post their own timelines. Those cases are self-reported. The official processing time covers all decided applications in the reporting period.
Is any visa tracker official?
No visa tracker is run by the Department of Home Affairs. The Department publishes processing time percentiles, and ImmiAccount shows your own application. This site is independent.
Which 190 applications is Home Affairs processing now?
The official 190 page says it is processing lodgements from April 2026 (lodged in australia). We read it on 14 November 2026 and archive it daily.
Does this tracker store my lodgement date?
No. The calculation runs in your browser. The copy link button puts the visa, stream and lodgement month into the link only when you choose to share it.