Is The Australian eVisitor Processing Time Affected By National Holidays?

Yes, the processing time of Australian eVisitor will be postponed on national holidays because the Consular Department of the Australia Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed at this time.


List Australian holidays and Observances below:

Date

NameType

States not work

01 Jan

New Year’s Day

National Holiday

 

06 Jan

Epiphany

Christian

 

07 Jan

Orthodox Christmas Day

Orthodox

 

14 Jan

Orthodox New Year

Orthodox

 

25 Jan

Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day)

Jewish holiday

 

26 Jan

Australia Day

National Holiday

 

07 Feb

Isra and Mi’raj (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

10 Feb

Lunar New Year

Observance

 

10 Feb

Lunar New Year

State Holiday

Christmas Island

11 Feb

Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2)

State Holiday

Christmas Island

12 Feb

Royal Hobart Regatta

State Holiday

Tasmania*

12 Feb

Day off for Lunar New Year

State Holiday

Christmas Island

13 Feb

Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day

Christian

 

14 Feb

Ash Wednesday

Christian

 

14 Feb

Valentine’s Day

Observance

 

04 Mar

Labour Day

State Holiday

WA

11 Mar

Ramadan Start (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

11 Mar

Labour Day

State Holiday

Tasmania, Victoria

11 Mar

Adelaide Cup

State Holiday

SA

11 Mar

Canberra Day

State Holiday

ACT

16 Mar

Labour Day

State Holiday

Christmas Island

17 Mar

St Patrick’s Day

Observance

 

20 Mar

March Equinox

Season

 

21 Mar

Harmony Day

Observance

 

21 Mar

National Close the Gap Day

Observance

 

24 Mar

Palm Sunday

Christian

 

24 Mar

Purim

Jewish holiday

 

28 Mar

Maundy Thursday

Christian

 

29 Mar

Good Friday

Restricted Trading Day

Victoria

29 Mar

Good Friday

National Holiday

 

30 Mar

Holy Saturday

State Holiday

ACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

31 Mar

Easter Sunday

State Holiday

ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA

31 Mar

Easter Sunday

Observance

 

01 Apr

Easter Monday

National Holiday

 

02 Apr

Easter Tuesday

State Public Sector Holiday

Tasmania

05 Apr

Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)

Muslim

 

06 Apr

Self Determination Day

State Holiday

Cocos and Keeling Islands

07 Apr

Daylight Saving Time ends

Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

 

08 Apr

Day off for Self Determination Day

State Holiday

Cocos and Keeling Islands

10 Apr

Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

10 Apr

Hari Raya Puasa

State Holiday

Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands

23 Apr

First day of Passover

Jewish holiday

 

25 Apr

ANZAC Day

National Holiday

 

25 Apr

ANZAC Day Observed

Half Day Restricted Trading Day

Victoria

30 Apr

Last day of Passover

Jewish holiday

 

03 May

Orthodox Good Friday

Orthodox

 

04 May

Orthodox Holy Saturday

Orthodox

 

05 May

Orthodox Easter

Orthodox

 

06 May

Yom HaShoah

Jewish commemoration

 

06 May

Orthodox Easter Monday

Orthodox

 

06 May

May Day

State Holiday

NT, Queensland

09 May

Ascension Day

Christian

 

12 May

Mother’s Day

Observance

 

14 May

Yom HaAtzmaut

Jewish holiday

 

19 May

Pentecost

Christian

 

20 May

Whit Monday

Christian

 

26 May

Trinity Sunday

Christian

 

26 May

Lag B’Omer

Jewish holiday

 

26 May

National Sorry Day

Observance

 

27 May

Reconciliation Day

State Holiday

ACT

30 May

Corpus Christi

Christian

 

03 Jun

Western Australia Day

State Holiday

WA

06 Jun

King’s Birthday

State Holiday

Cocos and Keeling Islands

06 Jun

Queensland Day

Local observance

 

10 Jun

King’s Birthday

State Holiday

ACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, SA, Tas, Vic

12 Jun

Shavuot

Jewish holiday

 

17 Jun

Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

17 Jun

Hari Raya Haji

State Holiday

Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands

21 Jun

June Solstice

Season

 

07 Jul

First Day of NAIDOC Week

Observance

 

08 Jul

Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

17 Jul

Ashura (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

05 Aug

New South Wales Bank Holiday

State Bank Holiday

NSW

05 Aug

Northern Territory Picnic Day

State Holiday

NT

13 Aug

Tisha B’Av

Jewish holiday

 

14 Aug

Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland

State Holiday

Queensland*

15 Aug

Assumption of Mary

Christian

 

01 Sep

Fathers’ Day

Observance

 

16 Sep

Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

16 Sep

Hari Maulad Nabi

State Holiday

Cocos and Keeling Islands

22 Sep

September Equinox

Season

 

23 Sep

King’s Birthday

State Holiday

WA

27 Sep

Friday before the AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date)

State Holiday

Victoria

03 Oct

Rosh Hashana

Jewish holiday

 

04 Oct

Feast of St Francis of Assisi

Christian

 

06 Oct

Daylight Saving Time starts

Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

 

07 Oct

Territory Day

State Holiday

Christmas Island

07 Oct

King’s Birthday

State Holiday

Queensland

07 Oct

Labour Day

State Holiday

ACT, NSW, SA

12 Oct

Yom Kippur

Jewish holiday

 

15 Oct

International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Observance

 

17 Oct

First day of Sukkot

Jewish holiday

 

23 Oct

Hoshana Rabbah

Jewish holiday

 

24 Oct

Shemini Atzeret

Jewish holiday

 

24 Oct

Royal Hobart Show

State Holiday

Tasmania*

25 Oct

Simchat Torah

Jewish holiday

 

31 Oct

Halloween

Observance

 

01 Nov

All Saints’ Day

Christian

 

01 Nov

Diwali/Deepavali

Observance

 

02 Nov

All Souls’ Day

Christian

 

04 Nov

Recreation Day

State Holiday

Tasmania*

05 Nov

Melbourne Cup Day

State Holiday

Victoria

11 Nov

Remembrance Day

Observance

 

01 Dec

First Sunday of Advent

Observance

 

08 Dec

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Christian

 

21 Dec

December Solstice

Season

 

24 Dec

Christmas Eve

Part Day Holiday

NT, Qld, SA

24 Dec

Christmas Eve

Observance

 

25 Dec

Christmas Day

National Holiday

 

25 Dec

Christmas Day

Restricted Trading Day

Victoria

26 Dec

First Day of Hanukkah

Jewish holiday

 

26 Dec

Boxing Day

National Holiday

 

26 Dec

Proclamation Day

State Holiday

SA

31 Dec

New Year’s Eve

Part Day Holiday

NT, SA

31 Dec

New Year’s Eve

Observance

 

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