Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
6days
Process guide max26 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 400
Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400)
Short-term work visa for highly specialised, non-ongoing work or invited participation in events. standard stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
4d
50%
P50
6d
75%
P75
13d
90%
P90
20d
Category
Work & temporary
Stream
—
Subclass code
400
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