Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Australia Reduces Visa Wait Times Across Multiple Categories
Australia is making it faster to get visas!
If you want to study in Australia, the visa process now takes about a month.
For tourists and people on working holidays, visas are approved almost instantly.
Some visas, like those for skilled workers, take a few months.
Permanent visas for skilled workers take longer, around eight months.
The longest wait times are for partner visas, at about 16 months.
The government is working to clear older applications to further improve processing times.
They have hired new staff and are trying to make the process easier.
Australia's Department of Home Affairs has reduced visa wait times.
Student visas lodged outside Australia are processed in about 30 days.
Visitor and Working Holiday Maker visas are finalized in under a day.
Skilled temporary visas take around four months.
Skilled permanent visas take about eight months.
- Who
- Australia's Department of Home Affairs
- What
- Reduced visa wait times across multiple categories.
- When
- As of a recent update in July.
- Where
- Australia
- Why
- To streamline processing and reduce backlogs by focusing resources and recruiting new staff.
- Student Visa Processing (Outside Australia)
- Approximately 30 days
- Visitor Visa Processing
- Less than a day
- Working Holiday Maker Visa Processing
- Less than a day
- Skilled Temporary Visa Processing
- Around 4 months
- Skilled Permanent Visa Processing
- Around 8 months
- Partner Provisional/Temporary Visa Processing
- Around 16 months