The Department of Immigration has advises an increase of 15% an most visa application fees effective from 1 September 2013.
Student and Visitor visa fees may not be 15%.
Accurate Pricing at: www.immi.gov.au/find-price
Some of the new fees advised are shown below.
Changes from: 1 September 2013:
- $ 420 Working Holiday
- $1,035 Temporary Worker 457 (Skilled)
- $1,440 Temporary Graduate 485
- $3,085 Partner (Offshore)
- $3,520 General Skilled Migration
- $4,575 Partner (Onshore)
- $48,550 Contributory Parent 2nd VAC
Changes from: 1 July 2013:
- $330 (up from $85) Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) nomination application fee.
- $420 (unchanged) Application fee to be an Approved Sponsor under the subclass 457 program.
- http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/whats-new-esw.htm
Selection of New Visa Application forms, including the changes on the payment page to assist with calculating the correct visa application charge:
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/application-forms/forms-summary-change-july.htm