Subclass 408 · Skilled and work

Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) 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
Entertainment Activities	3 Days	8 Days	14 Days	22 Days
Research Activities	28 Days	31 Days	42 Days	3 Months
Religious Work	11 Days	58 Days	4 Months	7 Months
Special Programs	18 Days	23 Days	27 Days	38 Days
Invited for Other Social and Cultural Activity	2 Days	8 Days	15 Days	23 Days
Exchange Arrangements	13 Days	22 Days	43 Days	3 Months
Superyacht Crew	3 Days	6 Days	10 Days	19 Days
Sporting Activities	7 Days	12 Days	36 Days	73 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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