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Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) visasubclass 888

3.6 months

25% processed in

4.6 months

50% processed in

6 months

75% processed in

7.2 months

90% processed in

50% 139d90% 219d

Measured 4 Sept 2026 for the Business Innovation stream.

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Processing time history

50% of applications90% of applications
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Date50% processed90% processed
4 Sept 2026139d219d
3 Sept 2026139d219d
2 Sept 2026139d219d
1 Sept 2026139d219d
31 Aug 2026139d219d
30 Aug 2026139d219d
29 Aug 2026139d219d
28 Aug 2026139d219d
27 Aug 2026139d219d
26 Aug 2026139d219d
25 Aug 2026139d219d
24 Aug 2026139d219d
23 Aug 2026139d219d
22 Aug 2026139d219d
21 Aug 2026139d219d
20 Aug 2026139d219d
19 Aug 2026139d219d
18 Aug 2026139d219d
17 Aug 2026139d219d
16 Aug 2026139d219d
15 Aug 2026139d219d
14 Aug 2026139d219d
13 Aug 2026139d219d
12 Aug 2026139d219d
11 Aug 2026139d219d
10 Aug 2026139d219d
9 Aug 2026139d219d
8 Aug 2026139d219d
7 Aug 2026139d219d
6 Aug 2026139d219d
5 Aug 2026139d219d
4 Aug 2026139d219d
3 Aug 2026216d250d
2 Aug 2026216d250d
15 Feb 2026136d173d
27 Jan 2026122d194d
15 Dec 2025122d194d
4 Dec 2025113d163d
20 Nov 2025113d163d
14 Nov 2025113d163d
2 Nov 2025104d152d
18 Oct 2025104d152d
25 Sept 202589d150d
12 Sept 202589d150d
6 Sept 202589d150d
25 Aug 202589d150d
10 Aug 202571d198d
5 Aug 202571d198d
31 July 202571d198d
30 July 202571d198d
30 July 202571d198d
28 July 202577d161d
24 July 202577d161d
23 July 202577d161d
29 June 202577d161d
9 June 202554d116d
9 June 202554d116d

Common questions

How long does the Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) visa (subclass 888) take to process?

As of 4 Sept 2026, half of applications in the Business Innovation stream are processed within 4.6 months, and 9 in 10 within 7.2 months, according to Department of Home Affairs figures.

Is the Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) 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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