Median Processing times for November 2022 visa finalisations.
Skilled (Permanent)
- In Australia: 7 Months
- Outside Australia: 6 Months
Partner (First Stage)
- In Australia: 9 Months
- Outside Australia: 10 Months
Temporary Visas Times
Skilled (Temporary) Visa
- In Australia: 46 Days
- Outside Australia: 28 Days
Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage visa.
- Short Term: In November 2022 for applications where the client is outside Australia, the median processing time was 35 days.
- Medium Term: In November 2022 for applications where the client is outside Australia, the median processing time was 25 days.
- Labour Agreement: In November 2022 for applications where the client is outside Australia, the median processing time was 35 days.
Student Visa
- In Australia: 4 Months
- Outside Australia: 16 Days
Visitor Visa
- In Australia: 87 Days
- Outside Australia: 1 Day
Working Holiday Maker
- In Australia: 1 Days
- Outside Australia: 1 Day
These median times are aggregated calculations for all the subclasses in each category.
Data released on 22 December 2022.