Australian Visa Processing Times March 2021

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

Last updated: 19 April 2021 (for month ending March 2021)

Australian Visa Processing Times March 2021

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Visa	75% took under	10% took over
100	17 months	21 months
101	20 months	27 months
102	16 months	27 months
117	42 months	51 months
124	20 months	23 months
132 Significant Business History	30 months	32 months
132 Venture Capital Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a
151	n/a	n/a
155	83 days	3 months
157	4 months	4 months
159	n/a	n/a
186 Direct Entry Pathway	5 months	11 months
186 Agreement Pathway	5 months	9 months
186 Transition Pathway	13 months	17 months
187 Direct Entry Pathway	31 months	38 months
187 Transition Pathway	6 months	12 months
188 Business Innovation	30 months	33 months
188 Investor	30 months	32 months
188 Significant Investor	17 months	23 months
188 Premium Investor	n/a	n/a
188 Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a
188 Business Innovation Extension	15 months	17 months
188 Significant Investor Extension	15 months	17 months
189 Points-Tested	12 months	18 months
189 New Zealand	15 months	17 months
190	12 months	14 months
300	22 months	30 months
309	22 months	24 months
400	12 days	25 days
403 Government Agreement	42 days	66 days
403 Foreign Government Agency	65 Days	7 months
403 Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)	n/a	n/a
403 Seasonal Worker Program	8 days	11 days
403 Privileges and Immunities	n/a	n/a
403 Pacific Labour Scheme	7 days	10 days
407	13 months	14 months
408 Entertainment Activities	20 days	41 days
408 Research Activities	6 months	23 months
408 Religious Work	8 months	9 months
408 Special Programs	73 Days	3 months
408 Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity	n/a	n/a
408 Australian Government Endorsed Events	5 months	6 months
408 Exchange Arrangements	n/a	n/a
408 Superyacht Crew	24 days	78 days
408 Domestic Work for Executives	n/a	n/a
408 Sporting Activities	44 days	4 months
417	81 days	3 months
445	n/a	n/a
461	32 months	36 months
462	84 days	4 months
476	14 months	17 months
482 Short-term	7 months	11 months
482 Medium-term	5 months	9 months
482 Labour Agreement	7 months	11 months
482 Sponsorship	11 days	42 days
482 Nomination	5 months	9 months
485 Graduate Work	8 months	12 months
485 Post-Study Work	6 months	7 months
489	17 months	23 months
491 State/Territory Government Nominated Regional	10 months	12 months
491 Family Sponsored Regional	11 months	12 months
494 Employer Sponsored	3 months	5 months
494 Labour Agreement	n/a	n/a
500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector	76 days	4 months
500 Postgraduate Research Sector	4 months	12 months
500 Independent ELICOS Sector	3 months	5 months
500 Schools Sector	5 months	7 months
500 Vocational Education and Training Sector	4 months	6 months
500 Higher Education Sector	69 days	4 months
500 Non-Award Sector	5 months	10 months
590	4 months	7 months
600 Tourist	5 months	10 months
600 Sponsored Family	7 months	12 months
600 Business Visitor	4 days	9 days
600 APEC Business Visitor	7 months	7 months
602	35 days	59 days
651	42 days	5 months
771	17 days	54 days
801	13 months	21 months
802	n/a	n/a
808	n/a	n/a
820	24 months	27 months
837	n/a	n/a
858 Distinguished Talent Pathway	17 months	20 months
858 Global Talent Pathway	65 days	88 days
870 Sponsorship	53 days	69 days
870	4 months	5 months
887	15 months	23 months
888 Business Innovation	20 months	22 months
888 Investor	20 months	24 months
888 Premium Investor	n/a	n/a
888 Significant Investor	23 months	24 months
888 Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a
890	n/a	n/a
891	n/a	n/a
892	26 months	31 months
893	n/a	n/a
988	2 days	5 days

Last updated: 19 April 2021 (for month ending March 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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