Subclass 186 · Agreement Pathway
Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
50% processed
58 Days50 Days
−8 days
90% processed
12 Months12 Months
+12 days
Official data change log
What changed in Australian visa processing times
Compare the latest Home Affairs 50% and 90% processing-time checkpoints with the previous verified publication. A shorter figure means recently decided applications represented by the guide moved faster; it does not predict one individual case.
Previous source
4 Sept 2026
Current source
29 Sept 2026
Streams changed
19
Visa and stream50% processed90% processed
Subclass 186 · Direct Entry Pathway
Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
50% processed
13 Months21 Months
+250 days
90% processed
21 Months25 Months
+124 days
Subclass 186 · Transition Pathway
Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
50% processed
14 Months21 Months
+228 days
90% processed
22 Months25 Months
+84 days
Subclass 189 · New Zealand Stream
Skilled Independent Visa
50% processed
53 Months54 Months
+41 days
90% processed
61 Months61 Months
+3 days
Subclass 189 · Points Tested Stream
Skilled Independent Visa
50% processed
7 Months61 Days
−162 days
90% processed
8 Months8 Months
+5 days
Subclass 190 · State/Territory Nominated
Skilled Nominated Visa
50% processed
5 Months4 Months
−16 days
90% processed
17 Months16 Months
−33 days
Subclass 482 · Core Skills Stream
Skills in Demand Visa
50% processed
4 Months4 Months
+19 days
90% processed
9 Months9 Months
−2 days
Subclass 482 · Specialist Skills Stream
Skills in Demand Visa
50% processed
15 Days37 Days
+22 days
90% processed
45 Days78 Days
+33 days
Subclass 482 · Labour Agreement Stream
Skills in Demand Visa
50% processed
7 Months5 Months
−52 days
90% processed
10 Months9 Months
−27 days
Subclass 500 · Higher Education Sector
Student Visa
50% processed
19 Days16 Days
−3 days
90% processed
71 Days4 Months
+38 days
50% processed
3 Months53 Days
−38 days
90% processed
7 Months7 Months
+7 days
Subclass 500 · Postgraduate Research Sector
Student Visa
50% processed
12 Days17 Days
+5 days
90% processed
60 Days55 Days
−5 days
Subclass 500 · Independent ELICOS Sector
Student Visa
50% processed
18 Days22 Days
+4 days
90% processed
52 Days53 Days
+1 day
Subclass 500 · Schools Sector
Student Visa
50% processed
26 Days28 Days
+2 days
90% processed
7 Months7 Months
−6 days
Subclass 500 · Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector
Student Visa
50% processed
3 Days3 Days
No change
90% processed
15 Days22 Days
+7 days
Subclass 500 · Non-Award Sector
Student Visa
50% processed
1 Day3 Days
+2 days
90% processed
25 Days43 Days
+18 days
Subclass 600 · Tourist Stream
Visitor Visa
50% processed
18 Days21 Days
+3 days
90% processed
38 Days33 Days
−5 days
Subclass 600 · Sponsored Family Stream
Visitor Visa
50% processed
46 Days40 Days
−6 days
90% processed
98 Days3 Months
−6 days
Subclass 600 · Business Visitor Stream
Visitor Visa
50% processed
7 Days7 Days
No change
90% processed
20 Days19 Days
−1 day