Subclass 403 · Skilled and work

Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) processing times.

Data as at 26 June 2026, published by the Department of Home Affairs.

Current processing times

Stream	25% of applications	50% of applications	75% of applications	90% of applications
Government Agreement	5 Days	10 Days	14 Days	29 Days
Foreign Government Agency	2 Days	6 Days	10 Days	20 Days
Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)	20 Days	57 Days	63 Days	82 Days
Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme	13 Days	14 Days	16 Days	21 Days
Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES)	20 Days	22 Days	38 Days	53 Days

Processing times are the Department of Home Affairs’ published estimates, sourced from the official global visa processing times page and refreshed daily. They are indicative only and do not predict the outcome or timing of any individual application. MIGI is not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs.

How to read these times

The Department of Home Affairs publishes how long recently decided applications took, as percentiles. “50% of applications” is the median: half of the applications decided in the reporting period were processed within that time. “90%” means nine in ten were decided within it. The figures describe past decisions — they are not a promise about any individual application.

Times move month to month. Application volumes shift, planning levels change at the start of each program year, and incomplete applications or slow health, character and security checks stretch the tail. Complete, decision-ready applications generally sit at the faster end of the range.

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