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403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) visa processing time, November 2026
Temporary Work (International Relations), Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES): 50% decided within 69 days, 90% within 106 days. Department of Home Affairs processing time figures.
50% decided within means half of the applications decided in the latest reporting period took this many days or fewer, counted from lodgement to decision. The 90% figure works the same way. Applications still waiting are not counted.
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: latest official update 9 Nov 2026, checked by us 14 Nov 2026. Each visa shows its own official date.
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: latest official update 9 Nov 2026, checked by us 14 Nov 2026. Each visa shows its own official date.
403 14 days Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) 90% 97 13 d shorter403 42 days Foreign Government Agency 90% 112 8 d shorter403 21 days Government Agreement 90% 41 9 d longer403 69 days Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) 90% 106 38 d shorter403 15 days Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme 90% 29 no change186 670 days Employer Nomination DE 90% 727 39 d longer189 90 days Skilled Independent PT 90% 288 29 d longerSee all visasall 74 streams
403 visa processing time: 50% decided within 69 days
403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) processing time: 50% decided within 69 days, 90% within 106 days.
Official figures dated · Checked by us · Official source · 403 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: latest official update 9 Nov 2026, checked by us 14 Nov 2026. Each visa shows its own official date.
Count from the day the visa application was lodged.
50% decided within69days38 days shorter than on 29 Sep 2026Lodgement to decision, among applications already decided. Not the time left on yours.
90% decided within106days41 days shorter than on 29 Sep 2026Nine in ten decided applications took this long or less.
Now processing, lodged innot publishedno official statementThe Department states a lodgement month for 7 skilled visas only.
Pressure index, 40319/ 100Low, slower share and drift onlyHow the official figures moved. 50 is a flat month.
25%5555 days
50%6969 days
75%913 months
90%1063 months
Days from lodgement to decision, among applications already decided. 25% means a quarter of them took this many days or fewer. Black marker: your day count.
Day 440403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES), since 31 August 2025 (example date, enter yours above)
50%: 69 d90%: 106 d
- If the latest figures held, 50% of applications lodged on that date would be decided by 8 Nov 2025 and 90% by 15 Dec 2025 (both dates are already past). This is arithmetic on the official percentiles, not a predicted decision date.
- The Department does not publish a lodgement month for this visa.
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, "403 visa processing time (Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES))", Department of Home Affairs figures dated 9 November 2026, retrieved 14 November 2026, https://visaprocessingtime.com.au/visa/403/mobility-arrangement-for-talented-early-professionals-scheme-mates/
403 Processing Pressure Index: 19 out of 100, low, November 2026
19out of 100Low
- Slower share
- 1 of 5 streams
- Drift
- -16.0% median
- Queue lag
- not published
All visas 53 Moderate
In plain words: 1 of 5 streams of the 403 visa got slower at the latest official update, the typical change was -16.0%. 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 share1 of 5 streams have a higher 50% figure than at the previous official update. | 0.20 | 0.35 | 7.0 |
| DriftMedian change in the 50% figure is -16.0%. Minus 25% scores 0, no change scores 0.50, plus 25% scores 1. | 0.18 | 0.30 | 5.4 |
| Queue lagThe Department does not publish a lodgement month for this visa. | not published | 0.35 | 0.0 |
| ReadingTwo components only, so the sum is divided by 0.65. | 19.1 |
403 processing time since 29 Sep 2026, 50% mark
| Stream | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) | 27 | 14 | 13 days shorter |
| Foreign Government Agency | 50 | 42 | 8 days shorter |
| Government Agreement | 12 | 21 | 9 days longer |
| Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) | 107 | 69 | 38 days shorter |
| Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme | 15 | 15 | no change |
Days. "Was" is each stream's figure before its latest change.
403 processing time then and now, 50% mark
| Stream | First | 1 yr ago | Now | vs 1 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) | 5 | 47 | 14 | 33 days shorter |
| Foreign Government Agency | 12 | 27 | 42 | 15 days longer |
| Government Agreement | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 days longer |
| Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) | 115 | 86 | 69 | 17 days shorter |
| Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme | 10 | 12 | 15 | 3 days longer |
Days. First figure on record for Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES): 30 Jul 2025. Longer means applicants waited longer than a year ago.
Is the 403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) visa processing time getting faster or slower? 38 days faster since 29 September 2026, 17 days faster than a year ago
As of November 2026, the Department of Home Affairs reports that 50% of Temporary Work (International Relations) (subclass 403) Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) applications are decided within 69 days and 90% within 106 days. The 50% processing time was 115 days in July 2025.
90% decided within50% decided within
| Recorded | Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) 50% / 90% |
|---|---|
| 69 / 106 | |
| 107 / 147 | |
| 73 / 106 | |
| 66 / 97 | |
| 22 / 53 | |
| 96 / 125 | |
| 91 / 123 | |
| 86 / 122 | |
| 86 / 121 | |
| 115 / 127 |
Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) in the chart, the same stream in the table, days. 10 changes recorded since 30 July 2025. Figures before November 2026 come from public archives of the official page.
403 pressure index history: latest reading 19
Slower share and drift only, rebuilt from archived figures
The Department publishes no lodgement month for this visa, so the reading uses slower share and drift only, rebuilt back to June 2025.
What did Home Affairs post about the 403 visa? 1 banner, newest 20 December 2018
Banner notices on the Department's visa pages that mention the 403 visa, newest first.
Source: banners on official Department of Home Affairs visa pages, archived daily since 14 November 2026. 69 banners on file, read 14 November 2026. Titles and first sentences are the Department's own wording. No interpretation added.
What do the 403 processing time figures leave out? 4 things
- They count decided applications only. Cases still waiting are not in the percentiles.
- The figures describe the recent past. They are not a forecast.
- The percentiles are not published by occupation, by state, or by whether the applicant was in Australia.
- Only streams the Department lists in its global processing times tool have a figure here.
7 questions about the 403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) visa processing time, answered from November 2026 figures
How long does a 403 visa take to process in 2026?
In November 2026 the Department of Home Affairs reports a 403 visa processing time of 69 days for 50% of Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) applications and 106 days for 90%. Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) is 14 and 97 days. Foreign Government Agency is 42 and 112 days. Government Agreement is 21 and 41 days.
What is the 403 Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) processing time right now?
Half of Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) applications are decided within 69 days, a quarter within 55 days and three quarters within 91 days. These are the official processing time figures dated 9 November 2026.
Is the 403 visa processing time getting faster or slower?
The 50% processing time for Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) moved from 107 days on 29 September 2026 to 69 days now, 38 days faster. The first figure we have on record is 115 days in July 2025.
Is the 403 processing time counted from the day of lodgement?
Yes. The published processing time runs from the day the visa application was lodged to the day it was decided, and it covers decided applications only.
How often is the 403 visa processing time updated?
The Department usually refreshes its processing time figures once a month. The latest official date for the 403 visa is 9 November 2026. We check the official page every day and record any change with its date.
Does the 403 processing time tell me when my visa will be decided?
No. A processing time describes applications that were already decided. It is not a prediction for any single application and this site does not give migration advice.
What is the Processing Pressure Index for the 403 visa?
A 0 to 100 reading calculated from official figures only: how many 403 streams got slower, by how much, and how far behind today the lodgement month being processed is. The 403 reading is 19 (low); across all visas it is 53. The formula is printed on this page.