Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
171days
Process guide max201 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 189 · STREAM 63
Skilled — Independent visa (subclass 189) — Points-Tested
Permanent visa for invited skilled workers without state nomination or family sponsorship. Points-Tested stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
123d
50%
P50
171d
75%
P75
181d
90%
P90
191d
Category
Permanent residence
Stream
Points-Tested
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