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Visitor visa (600) - Business visitor

Check estimated processing times for the Australian Visitor visa (Subclass 600) - Business visitor stream. Based on data from 4.5 million visa decisions obtained from the Department of Home Affairs via FOI.

Your estimated processing time

6 days

Typical processing time
August 2026
25% decided within3 days
75% decided within14 days
90% decided within24 days

Visitor visa processing times by nationality

How long the Visitor visa takes can vary depending on your passport, based on real decided applications: choose a nationality below for the full breakdown.
NationalityOutside AustraliaIn Australia
ChileLess than 1 day–
SingaporeLess than 1 day–
ArgentinaLess than 1 day–
BrazilLess than 1 day–
EcuadorLess than 1 day–
IndonesiaLess than 1 day–
NauruLess than 1 day–
TuvaluLess than 1 day–
Lao People's Democratic Republic2 days–
Mauritius2 days–
Micronesia, Federated States of2 days–
Kiribati3 days–
Timor-Leste3 days–
United Arab Emirates3 days–
United States of America3 days–
Bhutan4 days–
Canada4 days–
Fiji4 days–
Israel4 days–
Oman4 days–
Peru4 days–
Samoa4 days–
Saudi Arabia4 days–
Solomon Islands4 days–
Tonga4 days–
Vanuatu4 days–
Colombia5 days–
Jordan5 days–
Maldives5 days–
Philippines5 days–
Thailand5 days–
People's Republic of China6 days–
Morocco6 days–
Papua New Guinea6 days–
Spain6 days–
Egypt7 days–
France7 days–
Germany7 days–
Italy7 days–
Macao7 days–
Serbia7 days–
South Africa7 days–
Taiwan, Province of China7 days–
Ukraine7 days–
United Kingdom7 days–
Cambodia8 days–
Iraq8 days–
Hong Kong9 days–
India9 days–
Kazakhstan9 days–
Mexico9 days–
Pakistan9 days–
United Republic of Tanzania9 days–
Sri Lanka10 days–
Türkiye10 days–
Vietnam10 days–
Azerbaijan11 days–
Bangladesh11 days–
Malaysia11 days–
Mongolia11 days–
Nepal11 days–
Uzbekistan11 days–
Zimbabwe11 days–
Russian Federation12 days–
Islamic Republic of Iran13 days–
Kenya13 days–
Ghana14 days–
Nigeria14 days–
Lebanon16 days–
Myanmar17 days–
Ethiopia18 days–
Uganda25 days–
Medians only: half of applications were decided faster, half slower. A dash means too few decisions from that location for a reliable figure.
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About Visitor visa processing times

About this data

The times shown above are monthly averages for the Visitor visa, aggregated across all applicants. Your actual processing time may differ significantly based on your citizenship and where you apply from.

Where this data comes from

This data is derived from approximately 4.5 million visa grants obtained from the Department of Home Affairs via Freedom of Information request (Reference: DA25/10/00449), covering July 2024 to September 2025. View the released document.

Methodology

Processing times shown are monthly averages for this visa subclass and stream, aggregated across all countries and application locations.Times are presented as percentiles (25th, 50th, 75th, 90th) showing what proportion of applicants received decisions within each timeframe.Data is updated monthly when new information becomes available from the Department of Home Affairs.

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The figures above are averages across everyone. Your citizenship and location can make a big difference. Our Visa Time Checker gives you a personalised estimate based on your specific situation, not just these aggregated figures.

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Read our guide explaining how processing times work, what affects them, and how to interpret these estimates: Australian visa processing times guide