Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
13days
Process guide max50 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 600 · STREAM 29
Visitor visa (subclass 600) — Tourist stream
Short-stay tourism visa for travellers visiting Australia for holidays, recreation or to see family and friends. Tourist stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
6d
50%
P50
13d
75%
P75
22d
90%
P90
29d
Category
Visitor & travel
Stream
Tourist
Subclass code
600
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