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Visitor visa (600) - Approved destination status
Check estimated processing times for the Australian Visitor visa (Subclass 600) - Approved destination status stream. Based on data from 4.5 million visa decisions obtained from the Department of Home Affairs via FOI.
Your estimated processing time
Less than 1 day
Typical processing timeSeptember 2025
25% decided withinLess than 1 day
75% decided withinLess than 1 day
90% decided withinLess than 1 day
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.