Australian Visa Processing Times November 2020

These are the Australian Visa Processing Times shown by the Department of Home affairs at 18th December 2020, with the statement:

Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affected and applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.

Last updated: 18 December 2020 (for month ending November 2020)

November 2020 Australian Visa Times

Visa	75% of Visas processed in up to	15% of Visas processed between	10% Of Visas processed in over
100	17 mths	17 & 22 mths	22 mths
101	24 mths	24 & 30 mths	30 mths
102	n/a	n/a	n/a
117	41 mths	41 & 46 mths	46 mths
124	n/a	n/a	n/a
132 Significant Business History	30 mths	30 & 32 mths	32 mths
132 Venture Capital Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a	n/a
143	n/a	n/a	n/a
151	n/a	n/a	n/a
155	84 days	84 days & 85 days	85 days
157	87 days	87 days & 4 mths	4 mths
159	n/a	n/a	n/a
173	n/a	n/a	n/a
186 Direct Entry Pathway	5 mths	5 & 6 mths	6 mths
186 Agreement Pathway	8 mths	8 & 15 mths	15 mths
186 Transition Pathway	5 mths	5 & 9 mths	9 mths
187 Direct Entry Pathway	12 mths	12 & 32 mths	32 mths
187 Transition Pathway	6 mths	6 & 9 mths	9 mths
188 Business Innovation	31 mths	31 & 32 mths	32 mths
188 Investor	29 mths	29 & 30 mths	30 mths
188 Significant Investor	21 mths	21 & 24 mths	24 mths
188 Premium Investor	n/a	n/a	n/a
188 Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a	n/a
188 Business Innovation Extension	14 mths	14 & 16 mths	16 mths
188 Significant Investor Extension	15 mths	15 & 17 mths	17 mths
189 Points-Tested	5 mths	5 & 18 mths	18 mths
189 New Zealand	23 mths	23 & 26 mths	26 mths
190	10 mths	10 & 13 mths	13 mths
300	19 mths	19 & 21 mths	21 mths
309	18 mths	18 & 21 mths	21 mths
400	35 days	35 days & 47 days	47 days
403 Government Agreement	4 mths	4 & 5 mths	5 mths
403 Foreign Government Agency	81 days	81 days & 7 mths	7 mths
403 Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)	n/a	n/a	n/a
403 Seasonal Worker Program	4 days	4 days & 4 days	4 days
403 Privileges and Immunities	n/a	n/a	n/a
403 Pacific Labour Scheme	9 days	9 days & 10 days	10 days
407	7 mths	7 & 9 mths	9 mths
408 Entertainment Activities	22 days	22 days & 47 days	47 days
408 Research Activities	5 mths	5 & 7 mths	7 mths
408 Religious Work	5 mths	5 & 6 mths	6 mths
408 Special Programs	n/a	n/a	n/a
408 Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity	8 days	8 days & 13 days	13 days
408 Australian Government Endorsed Events	n/a	n/a	n/a
408 Exchange Arrangements	n/a	n/a	n/a
408 Superyacht Crew	25 days	25 days & 25 days	25 days
408 Domestic Work for Executives	n/a	n/a	n/a
408 Sporting Activities	28 days	28 days & 54 days	54 days
417	42 days	42 days & 3 mths	3 mths
445	13 mths	13 & 17 mths	17 mths
461	32 mths	32 & 34 mths	34 mths
462	49 days	49 days & 79 days	79 days
476	12 mths	12 & 16 mths	16 mths
482 Short-term	5 mths	5 & 7 mths	7 mths
482 Medium-term	4 mths	4 & 7 mths	7 mths
482 Labour Agreement	4 mths	4 & 7 mths	7 mths
482 Sponsorship	43 days	43 days & 5 mths	5 mths
482 Nomination	4 mths	4 & 6 mths	6 mths
485 Graduate Work	6 mths	6 & 7 mths	7 mths
485 Post-Study Work	3 mths	3 & 5 mths	5 mths
489	n/a	n/a	n/a
491 State/Territory Government Nominated Regional	5 mths	5 & 7 mths	7 mths
491 Family Sponsored Regional	9 mths	9 & 9 mths	9 mths
494 Employer Sponsored	5 mths	5 & 8 mths	8 mths
494 Labour Agreement	n/a	n/a	n/a
500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector	28 days	28 days & 55 days	55 days
500 Postgraduate Research Sector	4 mths	4 & 8 mths	8 mths
500 Independent ELICOS Sector	83 days	83 days & 8 mths	8 mths
500 Schools Sector	4 mths	4 & 8 mths	8 mths
500 Vocational Education and Training Sector	3 mths	3 & 6 mths	6 mths
500 Higher Education Sector	80 days	80 days & 4 mths	4 mths
500 Non-Award Sector	4 mths	4 & 9 mths	9 mths
590	3 mths	3 & 5 mths	5 mths
600 Tourist	5 mths	5 & 7 mths	7 mths
600 Sponsored Family	4 mths	4 & 8 mths	8 mths
600 Approved Destination Status	n/a	n/a	n/a
600 Frequent Traveller	n/a	n/a	n/a
600 Business Visitor	6 days	6 days & 14 days	14 days
600 APEC Business Visitor	n/a	n/a	n/a
602	41 days	41 days & 80 days	80 days
651	39 days	39 days & 5 mths	5 mths
771	14 days	14 days & 28 days	28 days
801	11 mths	11 & 19 mths	19 mths
802	12 mths	12 & 15 mths	15 mths
808	n/a	n/a	n/a
820	23 mths	23 & 27 mths	27 mths
837	n/a	n/a	n/a
838	n/a	n/a	n/a
858	n/a	n/a	n/a
864	n/a	n/a	n/a
870 Sponsorship	25 days	25 days & 61 days	61 days
870	3 mths	3 & 5 mths	5 mths
884	n/a	n/a	n/a
887	23 mths	23 & 24 mths	24 mths
888 Business Innovation	22 mths	22 & 24 mths	24 mths
888 Investor	21 mths	21 & 24 mths	24 mths
888 Premium Investor	n/a	n/a	n/a
888 Significant Investor	23 mths	23 & 24 mths	24 mths
888 Entrepreneur	n/a	n/a	n/a
890	n/a	n/a	n/a
891	n/a	n/a	n/a
892	n/a	n/a	n/a
893	n/a	n/a	n/a
988	2 days	2 days & 5 days	5 days

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 0 to 20 months, 15% took between 20 and 24 months, and 10% took over 24 months.

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