Median wait (P50)2026-06-10
9days
Process guide max43 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 408 · STREAM 56
Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) — Invited Social and Cultural
Temporary visa for those invited by an Australian organisation for social or cultural activity. Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
4d
50%
P50
9d
75%
P75
18d
90%
P90
29d
Category
Work & temporary
Stream
Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity
Subclass code
408
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