Processing Times for Australian subclass 500 visas in February 2022.
These processing times include grants and refusals.
Applications which had been on-hand while Australia’s borders were closed due to COVID-19 are now being finalised.
As these older applications are being finalised, published processing times have increased.
Applications lodged recently are being finalised quickly.
Subclass 500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 33 days.
- 25% took under 11 days
- 25% took between 11 days and 33 days
- 25% took between 33 days and 75 days
- 15% took between 75 days and 4 months
- 10% took over 4 months.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 29 days, compared to the 75 days shown above.
Subclass 500 Postgraduate Research Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Postgraduate Research Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 35 days.
- 25% took under 14 days
- 25% took between 14 days and 35 days
- 25% took between 35 days and 3 months
- 15% took between 3 months and 6 months
- 10% took over 6 months.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 29 days, compared to the 3 months shown above.
Subclass 500 Independent ELICOS Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Independent ELICOS Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 24 days.
- 25% took under 16 days
- 25% took between 16 days and 24 days
- 25% took between 24 days and 44 days
- 15% took between 44 days and 14 months
- 10% took over 14 months.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 29 days, compared to the 44 days shown above.
Subclass 500 Schools Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Schools Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 36 days.
- 25% took under 21 days
- 25% took between 21 days and 36 days
- 25% took between 36 days and 87 days
- 15% took between 87 days and 4 months
- 10% took over 4 months.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 35 days, compared to the 87 days shown above.
Subclass 500 Vocational Education and Training Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Vocational Education and Training Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 87 days.
- 25% took under 24 days
- 25% took between 24 days and 87 days
- 25% took between 87 days and 7 months
- 15% took between 7 months and 12 months
- 10% took over 12 months.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 37 days, compared to the 7 months shown above.
Subclass 500 Higher Education Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Higher Education Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 19 days.
- 25% took under 11 days
- 25% took between 11 days and 19 days
- 25% took between 19 days and 43 days
- 15% took between 43 days and 6 months
- 10% took over 6 months.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 25 days, compared to the 43 days shown above.
Subclass 500 Non-Award Sector processing times in February 2022.
Median average processing time for Subclass 500 Non-Award Sector visas, that were finalised in February 2022, was 12 days.
- 25% took under 1 day
- 25% took between 1 day and 12 days
- 25% took between 12 days and 19 days
- 15% took between 19 days and 29 days
- 10% took over 29 days.
75 per cent of applications lodged since 15 December 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 18 days, compared to the 19 days shown above.