Median wait (P50)2026-06-10
2453days
Process guide max3104 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 117
Orphan Relative visa (subclass 117)
Permanent visa for under-18 relatives whose parents are unable to care for them, sponsored by an Australian relative. standard stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
2207d
50%
P50
2453d
75%
P75
2681d
90%
P90
2957d
Category
Family
Stream
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Subclass code
117
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