Median wait (P50)2026-07-22
607days
Process guide max931 days
Live data· SUBCLASS 802
Child visa (subclass 802)
Onshore permanent visa for dependent children of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible NZ citizens. standard stream.
Processing-time distributionof grants in trailing 3 months
25%
P25
539d
50%
P50
607d
75%
P75
766d
90%
P90
873d
Category
Family
Stream
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Subclass code
802
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