Australian Visa Processing Times September 2020

These are the Australian Visa Processing Times shown by the Department of Home affairs at 19th October, 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: 19 October 2020 (for month ending September 2020)

Global Visa Processing Times Sept 2020

Visa	75% of Visas Processed in up to	15% of Visas processed between	10% Of Visas Processed in over
100	17 months	17 & 23 months	23 months
101	18 months	18 & 25 months	25 months
102	N/A	N/A	N/A
117	N/A	N/A	N/A
124	N/A	N/A	N/A
132 Significant Business History	N/A	N/A	N/A
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	5 days	5 days & 68 days	68 days
157	N/A	N/A	N/A
159	N/A	N/A	N/A
173	N/A	N/A	N/A
186 Direct Entry Pathway	6 months	6 & 7 months	7 months
186 Agreement Pathway	N/A	N/A	N/A
186 Transition Pathway	6 months	6 & 10 months	10 months
187 Direct Entry Pathway	N/A	N/A	N/A
187 Transition Pathway	N/A	N/A	N/A
188 Business Innovation	28 months	28 & 29 months	29 months
188 Investor	29 months	29 & 30 months	30 months
188 Significant Investor	23 months	23 & 27 months	27 months
188 Premium Investor	N/A	N/A	N/A
188 Entrepreneur	N/A	N/A	N/A
188 Business Innovation Extension	N/A	N/A	N/A
188 Significant Investor Extension	N/A	N/A	N/A
189 Points-Tested	9 months	9 & 19 months	19 months
189 New Zealand	10 months	10 & 18 months	18 months
190	9 months	9 & 12 months	12 months
300	N/A	N/A	N/A
309	17 months	17 & 25 months	25 months
400	15 days	15 days & 44 days	44 days
403 Government Agreement	N/A	N/A	N/A
403 Foreign Government Agency	N/A	N/A	N/A
403 Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)	N/A	N/A	N/A
403 Seasonal Worker Program	N/A	N/A	N/A
403 Privileges and Immunities	N/A	N/A	N/A
403 Pacific Labour Scheme	N/A	N/A	N/A
405	N/A	N/A	N/A
407	6 months	6 & 7 months	7 months
408 Entertainment Activities	40 days	40 days & 84 days	84 days
408 Research Activities	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Religious Work	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Special Programs	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity	5 days	5 days & 5 days	5 days
408 Australian Government Endorsed Events	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Exchange Arrangements	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Superyacht Crew	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Domestic Work for Executives	N/A	N/A	N/A
408 Sporting Activities	28 days	28 days & 83 days	83 days
417	30 days	30 days & 3 months	3 months
445	12 months	12 & 16 months	16 months
457	N/A	N/A	N/A
461	N/A	N/A	N/A
462	38 days	38 days & 75 days	75 days
476	N/A	N/A	N/A
482 Short-term	89 days	89 days & 5 months	5 months
482 Medium-term	5 months	5 & 6 months	6 months
482 Labour Agreement	7 months	7 & 7 months	7 months
482 Sponsorship	29 days	29 days & 70 days	70 days
482 Nomination	54 days	54 days & 4 months	4 months
485 Graduate Work	5 months	5 & 6 months	6 months
485 Post-Study Work	57 days	57 days & 6 months	6 months
489	N/A	N/A	N/A
491 State/Territory Government Nominated Regional	73 days	73 days & 4 months	4 months
491 Family Sponsored Regional	N/A	N/A	N/A
494 Employer Sponsored	N/A	N/A	N/A
494 Labour Agreement	N/A	N/A	N/A
500 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector	3 months	3 & 5 months	5 months
500 Postgraduate Research Sector	6 months	6 & 9 months	9 months
500 Independent ELICOS Sector	6 months	6 & 7 months	7 months
500 Schools Sector	6 months	6 & 7 months	7 months
500 Vocational Education and Training Sector	3 months	3 & 6 months	6 months
500 Higher Education Sector	62 days	62 days & 6 months	6 months
500 Non-Award Sector	8 months	8 & 13 months	13 months
590	6 months	6 & 7 months	7 months
600 Tourist	5 months	5 & 6 months	6 months
600 Sponsored Family	4 months	4 & 6 months	6 months
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 & 21 days	21 days
600 APEC Business Visitor	3 months	3 & 3 months	3 months
602	30 days	30 days & 65 days	65 days
651	77 days	77 days & 4 months	4 months
771	27 days	27 days & 6 months	6 months
801	13 months	13 & 20 months	20 months
802	14 months	14 & 15 months	15 months
808	N/A	N/A	N/A
820	22 months	22 & 27 months	27 months
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	30 days	30 days & 54 days	54 days
870	4 months	4 & 4 months	4 months
884	N/A	N/A	N/A
887	10 months	10 & 15 months	15 months
888 Business Innovation	19 months	19 & 22 months	22 months
888 Investor	N/A	N/A	N/A
888 Premium Investor	N/A	N/A	N/A
888 Significant Investor	N/A	N/A	N/A
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	Less than 1 day	Less than 1 day & 9 days	9 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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The table for the August visa finalisations, (updated 19th August), is at: Australian Visa Processing Times August 2020

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