Median wait (P50)2026-07-22
1605days
Process guide max1867 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 189 · STREAM 62
Skilled — Independent visa (subclass 189) — New Zealand stream
Permanent visa pathway for long-term New Zealand citizen residents of Australia (subclass 189 NZ stream). New Zealand stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
1489d
50%
P50
1605d
75%
P75
1736d
90%
P90
1849d
Category
Permanent residence
Stream
New Zealand
Subclass code
189
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