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Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visasubclass 188

4.3 months

25% processed in

5.2 months

50% processed in

6.6 months

75% processed in

8.9 months

90% processed in

50% 158d90% 270d

Measured 4 Sept 2026 for the Business Innovation Extension stream.

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Processing time history

50% of applications90% of applications
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Date50% processed90% processed
4 Sept 2026158d270d
3 Sept 2026158d270d
2 Sept 2026158d270d
1 Sept 2026158d270d
31 Aug 2026158d270d
30 Aug 2026158d270d
29 Aug 2026158d270d
28 Aug 2026158d270d
27 Aug 2026158d270d
26 Aug 2026158d270d
25 Aug 2026158d270d
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23 Aug 2026158d270d
22 Aug 2026158d270d
21 Aug 2026158d270d
20 Aug 2026158d270d
19 Aug 2026158d270d
18 Aug 2026158d270d
17 Aug 2026158d270d
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15 Aug 2026158d270d
14 Aug 2026158d270d
13 Aug 2026158d270d
12 Aug 2026158d270d
11 Aug 2026158d270d
10 Aug 2026158d270d
9 Aug 2026158d270d
8 Aug 2026158d270d
7 Aug 2026158d270d
6 Aug 2026158d270d
5 Aug 2026158d270d
4 Aug 2026158d270d
3 Aug 2026153d236d
2 Aug 2026153d236d
15 Feb 2026110d186d
27 Jan 2026112d375d
15 Dec 2025112d375d
4 Dec 2025113d426d
20 Nov 2025113d426d
14 Nov 2025113d426d
2 Nov 2025161d429d
18 Oct 2025161d429d
25 Sept 2025252d483d
12 Sept 2025252d483d
6 Sept 2025252d483d
25 Aug 2025252d483d
10 Aug 2025321d602d
5 Aug 2025321d602d
31 July 2025321d602d
30 July 2025321d602d
30 July 2025321d602d
28 July 2025340d609d
24 July 2025340d609d
23 July 2025340d609d
29 June 2025340d609d
9 June 2025359d615d
9 June 2025359d615d

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 Extension stream are processed within 5.2 months, and 9 in 10 within 8.9 months, 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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