| 100 – Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) | | 12 Months | 17 Months | 20 Months | 29 Months | The processing time for a Permanent Partner visa (subclass 801 or 100) starts from the date of eligibility. This is 2 years after the combined subclass 820/801 or 309/100 visa application was lodged. We are processing some older and more complex Partner visa applications. These cases can take longer to finalise and impact our published processing times. |
| 101 – Child (subclass 101) | | 6 Months | 9 Months | 14 Months | 24 Months | |
| 102 – Adoption (subclass 102) | | 4 Months | 8 Months | 16 Months | 22 Months | |
| 117 – Orphan Relative (subclass 117) | | 31 Months | 57 Months | 81 Months | 114 Months | |
| 124 – Distinguished Talent (subclass 124) | | 29 Months | 31 Months | 32 Months | 33 Months | |
| 132 – Business Talent (subclass 132) | Significant Business History | 30 Months | 38 Months | 40 Months | 41 Months | |
| 132 – Business Talent (subclass 132) | Venture Capital Entrepreneur | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | |
| 155 – Resident Return 5 Year (subclass 155) | | Less than 1 Day | Less than 1 Day | 6 Days | 14 Days | Generally, applications that meet the residence requirements will be processed within 5 working days from lodgement. Applications that do not meet the residence requirement will take longer to finalise. |
| 157 – Resident Return 3mth (subclass 157) | | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | |
| 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) | Direct Entry Pathway | 4 Months | 10 Months | 11 Months | 13 Months | |
| 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) | Agreement Pathway | 4 Months | 7 Months | 11 Months | 11 Months | |
| 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) | Transition Pathway | 7 Months | 10 Months | 11 Months | 14 Months | |
| 187 – Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187) | Direct Entry Pathway | 34 Months | 38 Months | 55 Months | 61 Months | |
| 187 – Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187) | Transition Pathway | 11 Months | 14 Months | 17 Months | 24 Months | |
| 188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Business Innovation | 15 Months | 19 Months | 33 Months | 36 Months | |
| 188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Investor | 23 Months | 38 Months | 42 Months | 44 Months | |
| 188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Significant Investor | 14 Months | 17 Months | 19 Months | 22 Months | |
| 188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Premium Investor | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | |
| 188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Entrepreneur | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | Processing times are not available | |
| 188 – Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) | Business Innovation Extension | 8 Months | 10 Months | 12 Months | 14 Months | |
