Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
21days
Process guide max158 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 485 · STREAM 33
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) — Post-Vocational Education Work stream
Post-study work visa for recent graduates of an Australian VET qualification on the MLTSSL skill list. Post-Vocational Education Work stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
11d
50%
P50
21d
75%
P75
88d
90%
P90
128d
Category
Student & graduate
Stream
Post-Vocational Education Work
Subclass code
485
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