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Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visasubclass 491

4.8 months

25% processed in

1 year

50% processed in

1.2 years

75% processed in

1.5 years

90% processed in

50% 371d90% 548d

Measured 4 Sept 2026 for the State/Territory Government Nominated Regional stream.

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Processing time history

50% of applications90% of applications
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Date50% processed90% processed
4 Sept 2026371d548d
3 Sept 2026371d548d
2 Sept 2026371d548d
1 Sept 2026371d548d
31 Aug 2026371d548d
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28 Aug 2026371d548d
27 Aug 2026371d548d
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15 Aug 2026371d548d
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13 Aug 2026371d548d
12 Aug 2026371d548d
11 Aug 2026371d548d
10 Aug 2026371d548d
9 Aug 2026371d548d
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6 Aug 2026371d548d
5 Aug 2026371d548d
4 Aug 2026371d548d
3 Aug 2026458d699d
2 Aug 2026458d699d
15 Feb 2026638d873d
27 Jan 2026628d849d
15 Dec 2025628d849d
4 Dec 2025609d808d
20 Nov 2025609d808d
14 Nov 2025609d808d
2 Nov 2025649d784d
18 Oct 2025649d784d
25 Sept 2025574d762d
12 Sept 2025574d762d
6 Sept 2025574d762d
25 Aug 2025574d762d
10 Aug 2025132d709d
5 Aug 2025132d709d
31 July 2025132d709d
30 July 2025132d709d
30 July 2025132d709d
28 July 2025538d720d
24 July 2025538d720d
23 July 2025538d720d
29 June 2025538d720d
9 June 2025628d679d
9 June 2025628d679d

Common questions

How long does the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) take to process?

As of 4 Sept 2026, half of applications in the State/Territory Government Nominated Regional stream are processed within 1 year, and 9 in 10 within 1.5 years, according to Department of Home Affairs figures.

Is the Skilled Work Regional (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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