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Visitor visa processing time from Australia

How long IRCC currently expects a visitor visa application from Australia to take — the official estimate for this country, how it compares with the global average, and its recorded history.

Current IRCC estimate

8 days
For applications from Australia, recorded 23 Oct 2026

Global average — visitor visa

≈ 59 days (~8 weeks)
Average of the IRCC estimates IRCC publishes for 170 countries

Australia vs the world

51 days faster
Faster than the global average for this permit type

Estimates are IRCC's published figures for applications made from Australia (source data updated October 21, 2026; our snapshot 23 Oct 2026). They are not a guarantee for any individual application — always confirm on the official IRCC processing-times page.

Visitor visa processing time from Australia history

We record IRCC's published estimates every day so this page can chart the trend over time. History is still being collected — the first snapshot was recorded on 23 Oct 2026 (8 days), and the chart will appear here automatically as soon as the next daily snapshots are in.

Snapshot dateIRCC estimateDays (approx.)
23 Oct 20268 days~8

Other permits from Australia

Study permit from Australia

3 weeks

Work permit from Australia

7 weeks

Keep exploring

Nearby countries in the visitor visa index: Armenia · Aruba · Austria · Azerbaijan.

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