Visa Type	Stream (if available)	75% of applications processed in	90% of applications processed in
Visitor visas
600 Visitor	Business Visitor	26 days	4 months
132 Business Talent	Significant Business History	26 months	35 months
132 Business Talent	Venture Capital Entrepreneur	36 months	40 months
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)	Significant Investor	18 months	26 months
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)	Investor	36 months	38 months
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)	Business Innovation	29 months	35 months
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)	Premium Investor	Processing times are not available.	Processing time are not available.
188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)	Entrepreneur	5 months	8 months
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)	Business Innovation	24 months	27 months
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)	Investor	23 months	24 months
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)	Premium Investor	Processing times are not available.	Processing times are not available.
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)	Significant Investor	26 months	27 months
888 Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)	Entrepreneur	41 days	41 days
890 Business Owner		Processing times are not available.	Processing times are not available.
891 Investor		Processing times are not available.	Processing times are not available.
892 State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner		Processing times are not available.	Processing times are not available.
893 State/Territory Sponsored Business Investor		Processing times are not available.	Processing times are not available.

Important

Visa processing times were significantly delayed due to the impacts of COVID-19 and international border restrictions and closures. As a result of Australia’s border reopening to all fully vaccinated travellers from 21 February 2022, the visa processing times are now slowly reducing as processing has resumed.

Circumstances that affect processing times

We assess applications on a case-by-case basis, and actual processing times can vary due to individual circumstances including:

• whether you have lodged a complete application, including all necessary supporting documents
• how promptly you respond to any requests for additional information
• how long it takes to perform required checks on the supporting information provided
• how long it takes to receive additional information from external agencies, particularly in relation to health, character, and national security requirements
• for permanent migration visa applications, how many places are available in the migration programme
• for citizenship applications, the time taken to attend a Citizenship Ceremony or receive a Citizenship Certificate.