Post-Higher Education Work
Current Home Affairs data shows 50% of recently decided applications were finalised within 5 Days, while 90% were finalised within 55 Days.
Clear data for a calmer wait
Subclass 485 processing time, without the guesswork.
Use the stream and lodgement date shown in your application to compare your wait with current Home Affairs checkpoints.
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Subclass 485
Temporary Graduate Visa
For eligible international graduates who recently completed Australian study and want to live, study and work temporarily in Australia.
Eligibility, costs and application stepsChoose your pathway
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Two details are enough to compare your wait with current Home Affairs benchmarks.
Published benchmarks
Current Processing Times
Compare how long 50% and 90% of recently decided applications took in each pathway.
What do 50% and 90% processed mean?Published benchmark
Post-Higher Education Work
For eligible graduates with an Australian higher education degree.
5Days
50% processed
55Days
90% processed
Last updated: 5 Oct 2026
Published benchmark
Post-Vocational Education Work
For eligible graduates with an associate degree, diploma or trade qualification linked to a nominated occupation.
52Days
50% processed
5Months
90% processed
Last updated: 5 Oct 2026
Stream-specific guide
Subclass 485 processing time by graduate stream
Temporary Graduate visa processing times are published separately for the Post-Higher Education Work and Post-Vocational Education Work streams. Choose the stream shown in the lodged Subclass 485 application.
Post-Vocational Education Work
Current Home Affairs data shows 50% of recently decided applications were finalised within 52 Days, while 90% were finalised within 5 Months.
Course completion happens before this processing clock
The calculator begins with the visa lodgement date. It does not include the time needed to complete Australian study, obtain required documents or prepare a valid Subclass 485 application.
Which date should I enter?
Use the Subclass 485 application lodgement date recorded in ImmiAccount, not your course completion date.
50% processed does not mean your application is half complete
These percentages describe recently decided applications, not progress inside one individual case.