Australian Visa Processing Times January 2021

These are the Australian Visa Processing Times, shown by the Department of Home affairs, for visas finalised in January 2021.

Last updated: 18 February 2021 (for month ending January 2021)

Australian Visa Processing Times January 2021

Visa	75% of Visas Processed in up to	15% of Visas processed between	10% Of Visas Processed in over
100	18 months	18 & 24 months	24 months
101	15 months	15 & 19 months	19 months
102	14 months	14 & 22 months	22 months
117	41 months	41 & 50 months	50 months
124	n/a	n/a	n/a
132 Significant Business History	31 months	31 & 32 months	32 months
132 Venture Capital Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a	n/a
151	n/a	n/a	n/a
155	87 days	87 days & 3 months	3 months
157	3 months	3 & 4 months	4 months
159	n/a	n/a	n/a
186 Direct Entry Pathway	4 months	4 & 8 months	8 months
186 Agreement Pathway	7 months	7 & 23 months	23 months
186 Transition Pathway	5 months	5 & 12 months	12 months
187 Direct Entry Pathway	35 months	35 & 40 months	40 months
187 Transition Pathway	6 months	6 & 10 months	10 months
188 Business Innovation	28 months	28 & 32 months	32 months
188 Investor	29 months	29 & 30 months	30 months
188 Significant Investor	21 months	21 & 24 months	24 months
188 Premium Investor	n/a	n/a	n/a
188 Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a	n/a
188 Business Innovation Extension	15 months	15 & 17 months	17 months
188 Significant Investor Extension	15 months	15 & 17 months	17 months
189 Points-Tested	6 months	6 & 17 months	17 months
189 New Zealand	29 months	29 & 33 months	33 months
190	6 months	6 & 10 months	10 months
300	18 months	18 & 28 months	28 months
309	18 months	18 & 22 months	22 months
400	18 days	18 days & 41 days	41 days
403 Government Agreement	3 months	3 & 5 months	5 months
403 Foreign Government Agency	70 days	70 days & 7 months	7 months
403 Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)	n/a	n/a	n/a
403 Seasonal Worker Program	14 days	14 days & 19 days	19 days
403 Privileges and Immunities	n/a	n/a	n/a
403 Pacific Labour Scheme	12 days	12 days & 13 days	13 days
407	5 months	5 & 11 months	11 months
408 Entertainment Activities	46 days	46 & 60 days	60 days
408 Research Activities	6 months	6 & 20 months	20 months
408 Religious Work	6 months	6 & 8 months	8 months
408 Special Programs	67 days	67 days & 3 months	3 months
408 Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity	9 days	9 days & 13 days	13 days
408 Australian Government Endorsed Events	5 months	5 & 7 months	7 months
408 Exchange Arrangements	n/a	n/a	n/a
408 Superyacht Crew	25 days	25 days & 28 days	28 days
408 Domestic Work for Executives	n/a	n/a	n/a
408 Sporting Activities	9 days	9 days & 19 days	19 days
417	70 days	70 days & 4 months	4 months
445	14 months	14 & 18 months	18 months
461	32 months	32 & 34 months	34 months
462	80 days	80 days & 3 months	3 months
476	14 months	14 & 17 months	17 months
482 Short-term	6 months	6 & 9 months	9 months
482 Medium-term	5 months	5 & 8 months	8 months
482 Labour Agreement	4 months	4 & 9 months	9 months
482 Sponsorship	31 days	31 & 54 days	54 days
482 Nomination	5 months	5 & 7 months	7 months
485 Graduate Work	5 months	5 & 7 months	7 months
485 Post-Study Work	5 months	5 & 11 months	11 months
489	16 months	16 & 22 months	22 months
491 State/Territory Government Nominated Regional	7 months	7 & 9 months	9 months
491 Family Sponsored Regional	10 months	10 & 11 months	11 months
494 Employer Sponsored	4 months	4 & 8 months	8 months
494 Labour Agreement	n/a	n/a	n/a
500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector	32 days	32 days & 75 days	75 days
500 Postgraduate Research Sector	4 months	4 & 8 months	8 months
500 Independent ELICOS Sector	4 months	4 & 6 months	6 months
500 Schools Sector	5 months	5 & 9 months	9 months
500 Vocational Education and Training Sector	4 months	4 & 5 months	5 months
500 Higher Education Sector	72 days	72 days & 5 months	5 months
500 Non-Award Sector	9 months	9 & 10 months	10 months
590	4 months	4 & 9 months	9 months
600 Tourist	6 months	6 & 9 months	9 months
600 Sponsored Family	3 months	3 & 7 months	7 months
600 Business Visitor	7 days	7 & 13 days	13 days
600 APEC Business Visitor	11 months	11 & 11 months	11 months
602	29 days	29 & 48 days	48 days
651	20 days	20 & 85 days	85 days
771	7 months	7 & 10 months	10 months
801	12 months	12 & 21 months	21 months
802	14 months	14 & 18 months	18 months
808	n/a	n/a	n/a
820	23 months	23 & 28 months	28 months
837	n/a	n/a	n/a
858	n/a	n/a	n/a
870 Sponsorship	40 days	40 & 54 days	54 days
870	4 months	4 & 5 months	5 months
887	21 months	21 & 26 months	26 months
888 Business Innovation	19 months	19 & 23 months	23 months
888 Investor	20 months	20 & 24 months	24 months
888 Premium Investor	n/a	n/a	n/a
888 Significant Investor	23 months	23 & 24 months	24 months
888 Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a	n/a
890	n/a	n/a	n/a
891	n/a	n/a	n/a
892	n/a	n/a	n/a
893	n/a	n/a	n/a
988	1 day	1 & 3 days	3 days

Last updated: 18 February 2021 (for month ending January 2021) N/A indicates that insufficient visas were finalised to produce meaningful statistics. Probably under 5.

Source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

Where it says 75% or 90% of Visas Processed, it shows a time in days or months which relate to these examples:

75% Processed 20 months = 75% of the visas in that month were finalised in 20 months or less. Visas processed in 3 or 4 months would be included in “under 20 months“.
90% Processed 24 months = 90% of the visas in that month were finalised in 24 months or less. This leaves 10% that took over 24 months.

Therefore 75% were finalised in 1 to 20 months, 15% took between 20 and 24 months, and 10% took over 24 months.

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