Australian Visa Tracker

Visitor visasubclass 600

7 days

25% processed in

21 days

50% processed in

26 days

75% processed in

1.1 months

90% processed in

50% 21d90% 33d

Measured 19 Oct 2026 for the Tourist stream. The 90% time is -5dfaster 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 202621d33d
18 Oct 202621d33d
17 Oct 202621d33d
16 Oct 202621d33d
15 Oct 202621d33d
14 Oct 202621d33d
13 Oct 202621d33d
12 Oct 202621d33d
11 Oct 202621d33d
10 Oct 202621d33d
9 Oct 202621d33d
8 Oct 202621d33d
7 Oct 202621d33d
6 Oct 202621d33d
5 Oct 202621d33d
4 Oct 202621d33d
3 Oct 202621d33d
2 Oct 202621d33d
1 Oct 202621d33d
30 Sept 202621d33d
29 Sept 202621d33d
28 Sept 202618d38d
27 Sept 202618d38d
26 Sept 202618d38d
25 Sept 202618d38d
24 Sept 202618d38d
23 Sept 202618d38d
22 Sept 202618d38d
21 Sept 202618d38d
20 Sept 202618d38d
19 Sept 202618d38d
18 Sept 202618d38d
17 Sept 202618d38d
16 Sept 202618d38d
15 Sept 202618d38d
14 Sept 202618d38d
13 Sept 202618d38d
12 Sept 202618d38d
11 Sept 202618d38d
10 Sept 202618d38d
9 Sept 202618d38d
8 Sept 202618d38d
7 Sept 202618d38d
6 Sept 202618d38d
5 Sept 202618d38d
4 Sept 202613d35d
3 Sept 202613d35d
2 Sept 202613d35d
1 Sept 202613d35d
31 Aug 202613d35d
30 Aug 202613d35d
29 Aug 202613d35d
28 Aug 202613d35d
27 Aug 202613d35d
26 Aug 202613d35d
25 Aug 202613d35d
24 Aug 202613d35d
23 Aug 202613d35d
22 Aug 202613d35d
21 Aug 202613d35d
20 Aug 202613d35d
19 Aug 202613d35d
18 Aug 202613d35d
17 Aug 202613d35d
16 Aug 202613d35d
15 Aug 202613d35d
14 Aug 202613d35d
13 Aug 202613d35d
12 Aug 202613d35d
11 Aug 202613d35d
10 Aug 202613d35d
9 Aug 202613d35d
8 Aug 202613d35d
7 Aug 202613d35d
6 Aug 202613d35d
5 Aug 202613d35d
4 Aug 202613d35d
3 Aug 202616d33d
2 Aug 202616d33d
15 Feb 202611d28d
27 Jan 202612d29d
15 Dec 202512d29d
4 Dec 202513d24d
20 Nov 202513d24d
14 Nov 202513d24d
2 Nov 202513d23d
18 Oct 202513d23d
25 Sept 202511d23d
12 Sept 202511d23d
6 Sept 202511d23d
25 Aug 202511d23d
10 Aug 202512d23d
5 Aug 202512d23d
31 July 202512d23d
30 July 202512d23d
30 July 202512d23d
28 July 202513d26d
24 July 202513d26d
23 July 202513d26d
29 June 202513d26d
9 June 202516d28d
9 June 202516d28d

Common questions

How long does the Visitor visa (subclass 600) take to process?

As of 19 Oct 2026, half of applications in the Tourist stream are processed within 21 days, and 9 in 10 within 1.1 months, according to Department of Home Affairs figures.

Is the Visitor visa getting faster or slower?

The time to process 90% of applications went down by 5 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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