Visa Application Charges from 1 July 2015
Visa Application Charges (VACs) will change from 1 July 2015.
The changes will fund investment in a number of improvements to support stronger borders
and national security initiatives.
These adjustments include:
• A price increase in line with inflation (2.3 per cent) on visas which face strong
international competition or have been impacted by recent price increases.
o These include specific visas within the Permanent Migration Skill Stream, Skilled
Graduate, Temporary Long Stay Business (Subclass 457), Visitor and Student
visa streams.
• A 5 per cent price increase on visas which continue to see strong demand despite
previous increases, or are likely to see a sustained volume increase through policy
changes under consideration.
o These include specific visas within the Temporary Resident Short Term Business
and Entertainment visas, Working Holiday visas, Resident Return and Retirement
Investor visas, and Contributory Parent visa streams.
• A 10 per cent price increase on specific visas within the Other Family (Remaining
Relative, Carer and Aged Dependent Relative) visas, and (non-contributory) Parent visa
streams where the underlying demand is not expected to be impacted by the price
increase.
• A 50 per cent increase to the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) stream in the permanent
migration Skill stream category where the VAC is the equivalent of a very small
component of the minimum $5 million of investments required under the visa regulation.
• Introduction of a VAC for the new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) stream in the permanent
migration Skill stream category.
• An alignment of VAC prices where a differential currently exists for lodging an onshore
and offshore application for specific visa subclasses.
Electronic Travel Authorities (ETA), eVisitor and Refugee and Humanitarian visas will not be
affected by these changes. There has also been no change to 2nd installment VACs, and
they remain at currently published prices.
A comprehensive list of VAC price increases is included below.
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Subclass Name
600
600
570-575, 580
457
485
888
186
187
189
190
489
858
132
188
124*
143
864
884
400
155
157
401
402
403
420
417
462
173
116
836
804
835
838
103*
114*
115*
Visitor Offshore
Visitor Onshore
Students
Temporary Work (Skilled)
Skilled Graduate
Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)
Employer Nomination (Permanent)
Regional Employer Nomination Permanent)
Skilled - Independent (Permanent)
Skilled - Nominated (Permanent)
Skilled - Regional Sponsored (Provisional)
Distinguished Talent
Business Talent (Permanent)
Business Innovation and Investment (Non SIV)
Distinguished Talent Offshore
Contributory Parent
Contributory Aged Parent
Contributory Aged Parent
Temporary Work (Short Stay)
Five Year Resident Return
Three Month Resident Return
Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity)
Training and Research
Temporary Work (International Relations)
Entertainment
Holiday Maker
Work And Holiday Visa
Contributory Parent
Carer
Carer Onshore
Aged Parent
Remaining Relative
Aged Dependent Relative
Parent Migrant
Aged Dependent Relative
Remaining Relative
50%
188
Business Innovation and Investment
(SIV Stream)
PIV
188
101
802
151
151
300
100/309
801/820
124*
103*
114*
115*
10%
5%
CPI (2.3%)
Sub-Class
Harmonisation
Visa Application Charges from 1 July 2015
Primary
Applicant
$130
$335
$535
$1,035
$1,440
$2,255
$3,520
$3,520
$3,520
$3,520
$3,520
$3,575
$6,830
$4,675
$2,410
$3,520
$3,520
$3,520
$165
$345
$345
$360
$360
$360
$360
$420
$420
$2,370
$1,450
$1,450
$3,520
$3,520
$3,520
$2,370
$2,370
$2,370
Current VAC Price
New VAC Price (01.07.2015)
Primary
Child
Adult Dependent
Applicant
Dependent
$135
$$$340
$$$550
$410
$135
$1,060
$1,060
$265
$1,470
$735
$370
$2,305
$1,155
$575
$3,600
$1,800
$900
$3,600
$1,800
$900
$3,600
$1,800
$900
$3,600
$1,800
$900
$3,600
$1,800
$900
$3,655
$1,830
$915
$6,990
$3,495
$1,745
$4,780
$2,390
$1,195
$3,655
$1,830
$915
$3,695
$1,245
$625
$3,695
$1,845
$925
$3,695
$1,845
$925
$175
$90
$45
$360
$$$360
$$$380
$380
$95
$380
$190
$95
$380
$$$380
$380
$95
$440
$$$440
$$$2,490
$1,245
$625
$1,595
$800
$400
$1,595
$800
$400
$3,870
$1,935
$970
$3,870
$1,935
$970
$3,870
$1,935
$970
$3,870
$1,935
$970
$3,870
$1,935
$970
$3,870
$1,935
$970
Adult Dependent
Child Dependent
$$$405
$1,035
$720
$1,130
$1,760
$1,760
$1,760
$1,760
$1,760
$1,790
$3,415
$2,340
$1,205
$1,185
$1,760
$1,760
$85
$$$360
$180
$$360
$$$1,185
$725
$725
$1,760
$1,760
$1,760
$1,185
$1,185
$1,185
$$$135
$260
$360
$565
$880
$880
$880
$880
$880
$895
$1,710
$1,170
$605
$595
$880
$880
$40
$$$90
$90
$$90
$$$595
$365
$365
$880
$880
$880
$595
$595
$595
$4,675
$2,340
$1,170
$7,010
$3,505
$1,755
Business Innovation and Investment
(PIV Stream)
$-
$-
$-
$8,410
$4,205
$2,105
Child Offshore
Child Onshore
Former resident (Offshore)
Former resident (Onshore)
Prospective Marriage
Partner
Partner
Distinguished Talent Offshore
Parent Migrant
Aged Dependent Relative
Remaining Relative
$2,370
$3,520
$2,370
$3,520
$4,630
$4,630
$6,865
$2,410
$2,370
$2,370
$2,370
$1,185
$1,760
$1,185
$1,760
$2,320
$2,320
$3,435
$1,205
$1,185
$1,185
$1,185
$595
$880
$595
$880
$1,155
$1,155
$1,720
$605
$595
$595
$595
$2,370
$2,370
$3,520
$3,520
$6,865
$6,865
$6,865
$3,655
$3,870
$3,870
$3,870
$1,185
$1,185
$1,760
$1,760
$3,435
$3,435
$3,435
$1,830
$1,935
$1,935
$1,935
$595
$595
$880
$880
$1,720
$1,720
$1,720
$915
$970
$970
$970
*these Visa Application Charges have increased in price and have also been harmonised.
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