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 | Name | Type | States |
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day | National Holiday | |
| 2 Jan | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 6 Jan | Epiphany | Christian | |
| 7 Jan | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| 14 Jan | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| 26 Jan | Australia Day | National Holiday | |
| 27 Jan | Isra and Mi’raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 27 Jan | Australia Day Observed | Common State holiday | All except Christmas Island, Heard and McDonald Islands |
| 29 Jan | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| 29 Jan | Lunar New Year | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| 30 Jan | Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| 10 Feb | Royal Hobart Regatta | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| 13 Feb | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| 14 Feb | Valentine’s Day | Observance | |
| 1 Mar | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 3 Mar | Labour Day | Common State holiday | WA |
| 4 Mar | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| 5 Mar | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| 10 Mar | Labour Day | Common State holiday | Tasmania, Victoria |
| 10 Mar | Adelaide Cup | State Holiday | SA |
| 10 Mar | Canberra Day | State Holiday | ACT |
| 14 Mar | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Mar | St Patrick’s Day | Observance | |
| 20 Mar | National Close the Gap Day | Observance | |
| 20 Mar | March Equinox | Season | |
| 21 Mar | Harmony Day | Observance | |
| 26 Mar | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| 31 Mar | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 31 Mar | Hari Raya Puasa | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 6 Apr | Self Determination Day | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 6 Apr | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 7 Apr | Day off for Self Determination Day | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 13 Apr | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| 13 Apr | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Apr | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| 18 Apr | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| 18 Apr | Good Friday | National Holiday | |
| 18 Apr | Good Friday | Restricted Trading Day | Victoria |
| 19 Apr | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| 19 Apr | Holy Saturday | Common State holiday | ACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic |
| 20 Apr | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 20 Apr | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| 20 Apr | Easter Sunday | Common State holiday | ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA |
| 20 Apr | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| 21 Apr | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| 21 Apr | Easter Monday | National Holiday | All except Christmas Island |
| 21 Apr | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Christmas Island |
| 22 Apr | Easter Tuesday | State Public Sector Holiday | Tasmania |
| 23 Apr | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| 25 Apr | ANZAC Day | National Holiday | |
| 25 Apr | ANZAC Day Observed | Half Day Restricted Trading Day | Victoria |
| 1 May | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| 5 May | May Day | Common State holiday | NT, Queensland |
| 11 May | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| 16 May | Lag B’Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| 26 May | National Sorry Day | Observance | |
| 29 May | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| 2 Jun | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| 2 Jun | Western Australia Day | State Holiday | WA |
| 2 Jun | Reconciliation Day | State Holiday | ACT |
| 6 Jun | Day off for Hari Raya Haji | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 6 Jun | Queensland Day | Local Observance | |
| 7 Jun | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 7 Jun | Hari Raya Haji | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 8 Jun | Pentecost | Christian | |
| 9 Jun | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| 9 Jun | King’s Birthday | Common State holiday | ACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, SA, Tas, Vic |
| 9 Jun | King’s Birthday | Common State holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 15 Jun | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| 19 Jun | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| 21 Jun | June Solstice | Season | |
| 27 Jun | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 6 Jul | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 6 Jul | First Day of NAIDOC Week | Observance | |
| 3 Aug | Tisha B’Av | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 Aug | New South Wales Bank Holiday | State Bank Holiday | NSW |
| 4 Aug | Northern Territory Picnic Day | State Holiday | NT |
| 13 Aug | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | State Holiday | Queensland* |
| 15 Aug | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| 5 Sep | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 5 Sep | Hari Maulad Nabi | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| 7 Sep | Fathers’ Day | Observance | |
| 23 Sep | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| 23 Sep | September Equinox | Season | |
| 26 Sep | Friday before the AFL Grand Final (Tentative Date) | State Holiday | Victoria |
| 29 Sep | King’s Birthday | Common State holiday | WA |
| 2 Oct | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 Oct | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| 5 Oct | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 6 Oct | Territory Day | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| 6 Oct | King’s Birthday | Common State holiday | Queensland |
| 6 Oct | Labour Day | Common State holiday | ACT, NSW, SA |
| 7 Oct | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| 13 Oct | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| 14 Oct | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| 15 Oct | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| 15 Oct | International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| 21 Oct | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| 23 Oct | Royal Hobart Show | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| 31 Oct | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1 Nov | All Saints’ Day | Christian | |
| 2 Nov | All Souls’ Day | Christian | |
| 3 Nov | Recreation Day | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| 4 Nov | Melbourne Cup Day | State Holiday | Victoria |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| 30 Nov | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| 8 Dec | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| 15 Dec | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 22 Dec | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 22 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 | 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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