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Visitor visa (600) - Business visitor

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

Your estimated processing time

7 days

Typical processing time
October 2026
25% decided within3 days
75% decided within13 days
90% decided within19 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–
Colombia6 days–
Jordan6 days–
Maldives6 days–
Philippines6 days–
Thailand6 days–
People's Republic of China7 days–
Morocco7 days–
Papua New Guinea7 days–
Spain7 days–
Egypt8 days–
France8 days–
Germany8 days–
Italy8 days–
Macao8 days–
Serbia8 days–
South Africa8 days–
Taiwan, Province of China8 days–
Ukraine8 days–
United Kingdom8 days–
Cambodia9 days–
Iraq9 days–
Hong Kong10 days–
India10 days–
Kazakhstan10 days–
Mexico10 days–
Pakistan10 days–
United Republic of Tanzania10 days–
Sri Lanka11 days–
Türkiye11 days–
Vietnam11 days–
Azerbaijan12 days–
Bangladesh12 days–
Malaysia12 days–
Mongolia12 days–
Nepal12 days–
Uzbekistan12 days–
Zimbabwe12 days–
Russian Federation13 days–
Islamic Republic of Iran14 days–
Kenya14 days–
Ghana16 days–
Nigeria16 days–
Lebanon18 days–
Myanmar19 days–
Ethiopia20 days–
Uganda28 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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Processing times vary significantly based on your citizenship and location. Find out what the wait really looks like for someone like you.Free. Based on FOI data from 4.5 million visa decisions.

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.

Get a personalised estimate

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