Subclass Report
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Subclass 189 Processing Time
Based on recent visa grants from SmartVisaGuide users and crowdsourced records
Priority
Onshore and offshore priority occupations
- 25% granted
- 2.8 months
- 50% granted
- 3.3 months
- 75% granted
- 3.5 months
- 90% granted
- 4.0 months
Onshore Non-Priority
Other occupations
- 25% granted
- 5.4 months
- 50% granted
- 6.6 months
- 75% granted
- 7.9 months
- 90% granted
- 9.3 months
Offshore Non-Priority
All offshore non-priority applications
- 25% granted
- 4.3 months
- 50% granted
- 9.1 months
- 75% granted
- 10.6 months
- 90% granted
- 11.7 months
About this estimate: Level 1 (priority occupations) and level 2 (onshore non-priority) each use grant samples from their own group.
Levels 3 and 4 (offshore non-priority) use a combined sample set because many past grant profiles do not say whether the person applied alone or with a partner or family. Combining them gives us more data for a stable estimate. Priority levels follow Direction 122.
Direction 122 started on 19 September 2026, so these estimates currently rely on data from before the change. We expect to need 4β6 weeks of data under the new rules, until around the end of October, for estimates to stabilise and reflect the new processing patterns. Treat them as provisional until then.
Users waiting for Visa Grant
Lodgement pattern of SmartVisaGuide users awaiting 189 grant
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Visa Grants
Subclass 189 application dates that have been granted (SmartVisaGuide users + Crowdsourced). This chart has crowdsourced data as well, whereas the top chart only has active SmartVisaGuide users.
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Pending S56 Requests for Subclass 189
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Granted S56 dates for Subclass 189
S56 : Request for Further Information by Case Officer
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FY2026-27 Planning Level Usage
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FOI Data: Monthly Visa Activity
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FOI Data: Visa Pending by Lodgement Month
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