Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
319days
Process guide max673 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 100
Partner visa (subclass 100)
Offshore permanent partner visa following grant of subclass 309, granted after the relationship is assessed as ongoing. standard stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
275d
50%
P50
319d
75%
P75
359d
90%
P90
536d
Category
Partner
Stream
—
Subclass code
100
How to read these numbers
Home Affairs publishes the actual processing-time distribution for each visa subclass. The 25th percentile shows how fast the quickest quarter of recent grants were finalised; the 90th shows the long tail. The median (50th) is the most useful single number — half of applications take less, half take more. Plan around the 75th or 90th if your travel or work plans cannot tolerate a delay.
Source · immi.homeaffairs.gov.auRefreshed daily