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Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visasubclass 494

3.1 months

25% processed in

8.3 months

50% processed in

11.4 months

75% processed in

1 year

90% processed in

50% 253d90% 365d

Measured 19 Oct 2026 for the Employer Sponsored stream. The 90% time is -9dfaster than on 27 Sept 2026 compared with 27 Sept 2026.

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Processing time history

50% of applications90% of applications
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Date50% processed90% processed
19 Oct 2026253d365d
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28 Sept 2026135d374d
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4 Sept 2026225d344d
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31 Aug 2026225d344d
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3 Aug 2026151d339d
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15 Feb 2026203d274d
27 Jan 2026234d367d
15 Dec 2025234d367d
4 Dec 2025216d388d
20 Nov 2025216d388d
14 Nov 2025216d388d
2 Nov 2025238d330d
18 Oct 2025238d330d
25 Sept 2025254d403d
12 Sept 2025254d403d
6 Sept 2025254d403d
25 Aug 2025254d403d
10 Aug 2025212d320d
5 Aug 2025212d320d
31 July 2025212d320d
30 July 2025212d320d
30 July 2025212d320d
28 July 2025182d252d
24 July 2025182d252d
23 July 2025182d252d
29 June 2025182d252d
9 June 2025222d282d
9 June 2025222d282d

Common questions

How long does the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494) take to process?

As of 19 Oct 2026, half of applications in the Employer Sponsored stream are processed within 8.3 months, and 9 in 10 within 1 year, according to Department of Home Affairs figures.

Is the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa getting faster or slower?

The time to process 90% of applications went down by 9 days between 27 Sept 2026 and 19 Oct 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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