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888 Business Innovation Visa processing time

Name: 888 Business Innovation Visa processing times (Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888))
Creator: AusVisaClock

As of 2 November 2026, Home Affairs reports that 90% of recently decided Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (Business Innovation) applications were finalised within 11 months, and half within 9 months.

Half decided within

9 months

9 in 10 decided within

11 months

Estimate my decision date

Business InnovationUpdated 2 November 2026

11 months

for 90% of applications

Applications decided in the period ending 30 September 2026

25% decided within9 months
50% decided within9 months
75% decided within10 months
90% decided within11 months

Source: Department of Home Affairs, global visa processing times.

Key facts

As of 2 November 2026, Home Affairs reports that 90% of Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (Business Innovation) applications were decided within 11 months, 75% within 10 months, 50% within 9 months and 25% within 9 months.
The figures cover applications decided in the period ending 30 September 2026 and are measured from lodgement to decision.
Across the 3 888 streams, Significant Investor was quickest (90% within 6 months) and Business Innovation slowest (90% within 11 months).
Home Affairs revises these processing times about once a month.

Checked against Home Affairs every day. Last checked 11 November 2026.

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AusVisaClock. “888 visa processing time.” Updated 2 November 2026. https://ausvisaclock.com/888-visa-processing-time/

The figures come from the Department of Home Affairs. You may quote them with a link to this page.

888 processing times by stream

Significant Investor is the quickest stream (90% within 6 months); Business Innovation is the slowest (90% within 11 months).

Stream	25%	50%	75%	90%
Business Innovation	9 months	9 months	10 months	11 months
Investor	4 months	6 months	8 months	9 months
Significant Investor	3 months	4 months	5 months	6 months

Updated 2 November 2026 for applications decided in the period ending 30 September 2026.

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Your dates will move.

Home Affairs revises these figures about once a month, so your 50% and 90% dates change with them. Pro checks every morning and emails you the new dates the day the 888 figures move.

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How the 888 wait has moved

The gap between the median and the 90th percentile is about 2 months, so a minority of applications take far longer than most.

Trend starts with the next release.

AusVisaClock records every release the department publishes from November 2026. Once the next one is out, this chart shows how the 90% time for Business Innovation has moved, and Pro members get an email the day it changes.

888 visa processing time questions

How long does the 888 visa take?

In the department’s latest figures (published 2 November 2026, for applications decided in the period ending 30 September 2026), 50% of Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (Business Innovation) applications were decided within 9 months, 75% within 10 months and 90% within 11 months. Times differ by stream: see the table above.

What do the 25%, 50%, 75% and 90% figures mean?

They are percentiles of recently decided applications. “90% within 11 months” means nine in ten applications decided in the reporting period took 11 months or less from lodgement to decision. They describe applications that have already been decided, so they lag behind changes in the queue and do not guarantee a time for any single application.

My 888 application is past the 90% time. What now?

Some applications take longer, for example when the department asks for more information, health or character checks are still open, or the application was incomplete when lodged. The department says it is usually not useful to contact it before the processing time has passed. After that, you can check your ImmiAccount and use the department’s enquiry form. For advice about your own application, speak to a registered migration agent or an Australian legal practitioner.

How often are these processing times updated?

The Department of Home Affairs revises its global processing times about once a month, a few weeks after the end of each reporting period. AusVisaClock checks the department’s figures every day, updates this page when they change, and keeps each release so you can see the trend.