This month's measured data
Updated 4 September 2026. Measured internally from ClientView's application records: 4,544 applications lodged January 2025 to June 2026, 93.2% cleared AusCheck's background check within three weeks once lodged, against AusCheck's own national guidance of 75%.
The headline, in one line
- 93.2% of applications cleared within three weeks once lodged (all 4,544 applications lodged January 2025 to June 2026)
- 4 business days median: ClientView's own lodgement stage
- 3 days median: AusCheck's background check clearance
- The most variable stage is the one you control: payment to identity verification, same-day median but 1 applicant in 5 takes over a month
This is the short monthly version. The full dataset, stage-by-stage breakdown and methodology now live on our processing times page, updated on a fixed date each month.
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Source: ClientView internal application records, January 2025 to June 2026, and AusCheck published guidance (auscheck.gov.au). This article is general information, not legal advice. Full dataset and methodology: msic.com.au/msic-processing-times. Last updated: 4 September 2026. Figures measured on 1 September 2026.
