The Department has provided revised average visa applications processing time as
impacted by changes in volume of applications, temporary peak and complexity of
cases, as on 20 April 2020.
Visa processing times of some visa subclasses are as under:
[table td1=”Visa Subclass” td2=”Processing Time of
75% of Applications” td3=”Processing Time of
90% of
Applications”] [td1]Partner Visa (subclass 820)[/td1] [td2]24 months[/td2] [td3] 29 months [/td3][td1]Employer Nomination Scheme
visa (subclass 186) – Direct Entry
Stream[/td1] [td2]4 months[/td2] [td3] 6 months [/td3][td1]Temporary Skill Shortage Visa
(subclass 482) – Medium-term
Stream[/td1] [td2]32 days[/td2] [td3]56 days [/td3][td1]Training Visa (subclass 407)[/td1] [td2]4 months[/td2] [td3]5 months[/td3][td1]Temporary Work Activity visa
(subclass 408) – Various Streams[/td1] [td2]5 days[/td2] [td3]4 months[/td3][/table]
To access the full list on the Department’s website, click here.
