Median wait (P50)2026-04-29
1days
Process guide max1 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 651
eVisitor visa (subclass 651)
Free online visa for eligible European passport holders visiting Australia for tourism or business for up to three months at a time. standard stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
1d
50%
P50
1d
75%
P75
1d
90%
P90
1d
Category
Visitor & travel
Stream
—
Subclass code
651
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