All 74 Australian visa processing times, November 2026

Name: Australian visa processing times, November 2026
Creator: Visa Processing Time
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Every visa processing time the Department of Home Affairs publishes: 74 streams across 41 visa subclasses.

As of 14 November 2026, the 50% visa processing time ranges from less than 1 day (155 Five Year Resident Return) to 2,280 days (117 Orphan Relative). At the latest official update 38 streams got slower and 24 got faster. Each processing time is in days from lodgement to decision and each row opens that visa's own page.

Skilled visas: 19 processing time figures, November 2026

Visa stream	25%	50%	75%	90%	Change at 50%
186 Employer Nomination Scheme · Direct Entry Pathway	478	670	697	727	39 d slower
186 Employer Nomination Scheme · Transition Pathway	523	664	693	722	15 d slower
186 Employer Nomination Scheme · Agreement Pathway	20	44	356	400	6 d faster
189 Skilled - Independent · Points-Tested	60	90	108	288	29 d slower
189 Skilled - Independent · New Zealand	1,502	1,690	1,793	1,888	38 d slower
190 Skilled - Nominated	111	240	423	482	108 d slower
191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) · Regional Provisional Visa	208	223	255	347	25 d faster
482 Skills In Demand · Core Skills	72	174	232	287	43 d slower
482 Skills In Demand · Labour Agreement	101	179	225	294	25 d slower
482 Skills In Demand · Nomination	1	36	197	260	28 d faster
482 Skills In Demand · Specialist Skills	40	59	72	99	22 d slower
482 Skills In Demand · Sponsorship	7	15	56	100	4 d slower
491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) · State/Territory Government Nominated Regional	179	521	589	920	365 d slower
491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) · Family Sponsored Regional	71	110	156	208	3 d slower
494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) · Employer Sponsored	167	298	397	615	45 d slower
494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) · Labour Agreement	70	86	112	388	41 d faster
858 National Innovation	56	78	133	214	102 d faster
858 Global Talent · Distinguished Talent / Global Talent (Independent)	388	493	593	732	11 d slower
887 Skilled - Regional	285	299	315	326	2 d slower

Processing time pages by visa: 186 visa · 189 visa · 190 visa · 191 visa · 482 visa · 491 visa · 494 visa · 858 visa · 887 visa

Family and partner visas: 13 processing time figures, November 2026

Visa stream	25%	50%	75%	90%	Change at 50%
100 Partner	264	277	395	559	4 d faster
101 Child	636	878	932	1,008	135 d slower
102 Adoption	190	292	394	582	53 d slower
117 Orphan Relative	1,578	2,280	2,592	2,930	5 d faster
300 Prospective Marriage	466	546	666	946	131 d slower
309 Partner (Provisional)	524	640	833	1,056	5 d faster
445 Dependent Child	739	799	942	1,019	28 d slower
461 New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Temporary)	112	141	190	210	10 d faster
801 Partner	103	185	348	581	49 d faster
802 Child	537	635	713	940	8 d slower
820 Partner	573	646	786	916	33 d faster
870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) · Visa Application	186	217	252	288	no change
870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) · Sponsorship	95	98	101	117	9 d slower

Processing time pages by visa: 100 visa · 101 visa · 102 visa · 117 visa · 300 visa · 309 visa · 445 visa · 461 visa · 801 visa · 802 visa · 820 visa · 870 visa

Student and visitor visas: 19 processing time figures, November 2026

Visa stream	25%	50%	75%	90%	Change at 50%
417 Working Holiday	1	58	71	80	56 d slower
462 Work and Holiday	1	7	27	74	4 d slower
485 Temporary Graduate · Post-Higher Education Work	8	16	24	33	11 d slower
485 Temporary Graduate · Post-Vocation Education Work	21	52	101	116	no change
500 Student · Higher Education Sector	7	25	61	207	9 d slower
500 Student · Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector	1	1	5	25	2 d faster
500 Student · Independent ELICOS Sector	1	11	29	49	11 d faster
500 Student · Non-Award Sector	1	1	4	23	2 d faster
500 Student · Postgraduate Research Sector	6	25	48	66	8 d slower
500 Student · Schools Sector	10	24	196	210	4 d faster
500 Student · Vocational Education and Training Sector	28	115	208	216	62 d slower
590 Student Guardian	13	34	209	246	9 d faster
600 Visitor · Tourist	8	21	27	31	no change
600 Visitor · Business Visitor	4	7	14	23	no change
600 Visitor · Sponsored Family	32	40	54	89	no change
601 Electronic Travel Authority	1	1	1	1	no change
602 Medical Treatment	3	21	64	101	2 d slower
651 eVisitor	1	1	1	1	no change
771 Transit	1	3	8	17	no change

Processing time pages by visa: 417 visa · 462 visa · 485 visa · 500 visa · 590 visa · 600 visa · 601 visa · 602 visa · 651 visa · 771 visa

Temporary work visas: 16 processing time figures, November 2026

Visa stream	25%	50%	75%	90%	Change at 50%
400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity)	7	12	23	41	4 d slower
403 Temporary Work (International Relations) · Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)	4	14	41	97	13 d faster
403 Temporary Work (International Relations) · Foreign Government Agency	13	42	85	112	8 d faster
403 Temporary Work (International Relations) · Government Agreement	14	21	28	41	9 d slower
403 Temporary Work (International Relations) · Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES)	55	69	91	106	38 d faster
403 Temporary Work (International Relations) · Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme	14	15	18	29	no change
407 Training	318	459	546	578	106 d slower
408 Temporary Activity · Entertainment Activities	10	23	33	40	no change
408 Temporary Activity · Exchange Arrangements	18	29	41	50	1 d slower
408 Temporary Activity · Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity	2	6	13	34	2 d slower
408 Temporary Activity · Religious Work	115	120	237	292	21 d slower
408 Temporary Activity · Research Activities	44	77	92	430	371 d faster
408 Temporary Activity · Special Programs	3	7	13	30	24 d faster
408 Temporary Activity · Sporting Activities	4	14	28	56	2 d faster
408 Temporary Activity · Superyacht Crew	4	8	12	15	1 d slower
988 Maritime Crew Visa	1	1	1	2	no change

Processing time pages by visa: 400 visa · 403 visa · 407 visa · 408 visa · 988 visa

Business and investment visas: 5 processing time figures, November 2026

Visa stream	25%	50%	75%	90%	Change at 50%
132 Business Talent · Significant Business History	1,854	2,034	2,087	2,125	2 d slower
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) · Business Innovation Extension	158	224	302	339	29 d slower
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) · Business Innovation	267	282	299	348	20 d slower
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) · Investor	132	183	253	285	26 d slower
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) · Significant Investor	101	123	147	179	2 d faster

Processing time pages by visa: 132 visa · 188 visa · 888 visa

Other visas: 2 processing time figures, November 2026

Visa stream	25%	50%	75%	90%	Change at 50%
155 Five Year Resident Return	1	1	4	6	no change
157 Three Month Resident Return	5	12	42	62	6 d faster

Processing time pages by visa: 155 visa · 157 visa

Parent visas: 18 to 42 years for a new application, queue release dates instead of days

Parent visas are capped and queued, so they are not in the processing time tool. The Department publishes queue release dates and an estimate for new applications. Parent visa processing time and queue.

Queue pages by visa: 143 Contributory Parent visa, released to Nov 2018 · 864 Contributory Aged Parent visa, released to Nov 2020 · 103 Parent visa, released to Mar 2014 · 804 Aged Parent visa, released to Oct 2014

Days from lodgement to decision, decided applications only. "Change at 50%" compares with each stream's figure before its latest change. How these figures are counted.