Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
91days
Process guide max127 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 403 · STREAM 79
Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) — MATES
Temporary visa for Indian early-career professionals under the MATES mobility arrangement. MATES stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
70d
50%
P50
91d
75%
P75
111d
90%
P90
123d
Category
Work & temporary
Stream
MATES
Subclass code
403
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