- May 19, 2021
- Posted by: Ali Raza
- Category: Australia News, News
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🕔 Last update on visa applications processing times (18 May 2021):
Visa | Stream | 75% Of Visas Processed | 90% Of Visas Processed | Additional Information |
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100 – Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) | 14 months | 21 months | Processing time for subclass 801 Partner (permanent) visa and 100 Partner (permanent) visa is from date of eligibility (2 years after the 820/801 or 309/100 application is lodged) to finalisation. | |
101 – Child (subclass 101) | 18 months | 25 months | ||
102 – Adoption (subclass 102) | 16 months | 25 months | ||
117 – Orphan Relative (subclass 117) | 43 months | 51 months | ||
124 – Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) | 22 months | 25 months | ||
132 – Business Talent (subclass 132) | Significant Business History | 30 months | 32 months | |
132 – Business Talent (subclass 132) | Venture Capital Entrepreneur | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | |
151 – Former resident (subclass 151) | Less than 1 day | Less than 1 day | ||
155 – Resident Return 5 Year (subclass 155) | 9 days | 3 months | Generally, applications that meet the residence requirements will be processed within 5 working days from lodgement. Applications that do not meet the residence requirement will take longer to finalise, as published here. | |
157 – Resident Return 3mth (subclass 157) | 4 months | 4 months | ||
159 – Provisional Resident Return (subclass 159) | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | ||
186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) | Direct Entry Pathway | 6 months | 11 months | |
186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) | Agreement Pathway | 6 months | 10 months | |
186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) | Transition Pathway | 14 months | 17 months | |
187 – Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187) | Direct Entry Pathway | 31 months | 38 months | |
187 – Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187) | Transition Pathway | 6 months | 12 months | |
188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Business Innovation | 31 months | 33 months | |
188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Investor | 30 months | 32 months | |
188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Significant Investor | 20 months | 26 months | |
188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Premium Investor | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available |
491 – Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) | Family Sponsored Regional | 8 months | 10 months | |
494 – Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) | Employer Sponsored | 78 days | 5 months | |
494 – Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) | Labour Agreement | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector | 68 days | 74 days | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Postgraduate Research Sector | 4 months | 8 months | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Independent ELICOS Sector | 4 months | 8 months | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Schools Sector | 4 months | 5 months | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Vocational Education and Training Sector | 4 months | 6 months | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Higher Education Sector | 73 days | 4 months | |
500 – Student visa (subclass 500) | Non-Award Sector | 5 months | 10 months | |
590 – Student Guardian visa (subclass 590) | 5 months | 5 months | ||
600 – Visitor (subclass 600) | Tourist | 5 months | 9 months | |
600 – Visitor (subclass 600) | Sponsored Family | 4 months | 13 months | |
600 – Visitor (subclass 600) | Business Visitor | 6 days | 19 days | |
600 – Visitor (subclass 600) | APEC Business Visitor | Less than 1 day | Less than 1 day | |
602 – Medical Treatment (subclass 602) – outside Australia | 33 days | 61 days | ||
651 – eVisitor (subclass 651) | 4 days | 4 months | ||
771 – Transit (subclass 771) | 14 days | 32 days | ||
801 – Partner (subclass 801) | 11 months | 17 months | Processing time for subclass 801 Partner (permanent) visa and 100 Partner (permanent) visa is from date of eligibility (2 years after the 820/801 or 309/100 application is lodged) to finalisation. | |
802 – Child (subclass 802) | 13 months | 16 months |