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Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visasubclass 188

3.5 years

25% processed in

4.3 years

50% processed in

4.7 years

75% processed in

4.9 years

90% processed in

50% 1568d90% 1794d

Measured 4 Sept 2026 for the Business Innovation stream.

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Processing time history

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Date50% processed90% processed
4 Sept 20261568d1794d
3 Sept 20261568d1794d
2 Sept 20261568d1794d
1 Sept 20261568d1794d
31 Aug 20261568d1794d
30 Aug 20261568d1794d
29 Aug 20261568d1794d
28 Aug 20261568d1794d
27 Aug 20261568d1794d
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22 Aug 20261568d1794d
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20 Aug 20261568d1794d
19 Aug 20261568d1794d
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16 Aug 20261568d1794d
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13 Aug 20261568d1794d
12 Aug 20261568d1794d
11 Aug 20261568d1794d
10 Aug 20261568d1794d
9 Aug 20261568d1794d
8 Aug 20261568d1794d
7 Aug 20261568d1794d
6 Aug 20261568d1794d
5 Aug 20261568d1794d
4 Aug 20261568d1794d
3 Aug 20261575d1777d
2 Aug 20261575d1777d
15 Feb 20261548d1729d
27 Jan 20261480d1732d
15 Dec 20251480d1732d
4 Dec 20251475d1700d
20 Nov 20251475d1700d
14 Nov 20251475d1700d
2 Nov 20251419d1695d
18 Oct 20251419d1695d
25 Sept 20251377d1693d
12 Sept 20251377d1693d
6 Sept 20251377d1693d
25 Aug 20251377d1693d
10 Aug 20251378d1679d
5 Aug 20251378d1679d
31 July 20251378d1679d
30 July 20251378d1679d
30 July 20251378d1679d
28 July 2025905d1406d
24 July 2025905d1406d
23 July 2025905d1406d
29 June 2025905d1406d
9 June 2025917d1462d
9 June 2025917d1462d

Common questions

How long does the Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188) take to process?

As of 4 Sept 2026, half of applications in the Business Innovation stream are processed within 4.3 years, and 9 in 10 within 4.9 years, according to Department of Home Affairs figures.

Is the Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa getting faster or slower?

The time to process 90% of applications is unchanged between 13 Aug 2026 and 4 Sept 2026.

What do the 50% and 90% figures mean?

They are percentiles of recently decided applications: 50% means half of applications were finalised within that time, and 90% means 9 in 10 were. An individual application can take more or less time.

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