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Australian Visa FEES SKYROCKET!


Earlier this year, the Department of Home Affairs announced that it planned to increase application and processing fees of Australian visas from 01 July 2019, by up to 5.4%. In spite of this, the new visa processing fees show a dramatic spike, with Skilled Migration, Business, and Family visas showing almost an 8% rise in costs from the previous year.

The following table depicts the visa cost comparison.

The following table
VISA SUBCLASS COST PRIOR TO JULY 01 '19 NEW VISA COST JULY 01 2019 INCREASE (7.7%)
Skilled Migration visas
(subclass 189, 190 and 489)
$3,755 $4,045 $290
Employer Sponsored Nomination: 186
Regional Sponsored Nomination Scheme: 187
$3,755 $4,045 $290
Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (subclass 482) STSOL $1,175 $1,265 $90
Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (subclass 482) MLTSSL $2,455 $2,645 $190
Business migration Significant Investor Stream $7,310 $7,880 $570
Business Migration - Entrepreneur Stream $3,755 $4,045 $290
Partner visa
Subclass 820/801 & 309/100
$7,160 $7,715 $555
Parent Visa (contributory)
Subclass 143 (first instalment)
$340 - $3855 $365 - $4155 $25 - $300
Temporary Graduate Visa
Subclass 485
$1,535 $1,650 $115
Student visa
Subclass 500
$575 $620 $45

*The second instalment fee of the Parent Visa (Contributory), Subclass 143, will remain unchanged.

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