Visa Application Fee Changes 2024

Visa Application Fee Changes 2024

The Australian government introduced new visa application charges on 1 July 2024 to better reflect the cost of processing applications. This update affects various visa subclasses, including those for skilled workers, students, and family members. The fee changes are indexed annually.

The cost adjustments take into account various factors, including:

  • Government policies and priorities
  • Economic conditions
  • Changes in immigration programs
  • Administrative costs associated with processing visas

The price changes can vary significantly across different visa categories. For example:

  • Student visa fees increased dramatically from $710 to $1,600
  • Other visa categories saw more modest increases, such as the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa, which increased from $1,455 to $1,495 for the short-term stream

Below is a selection of popular visas and how their pricing has changed compared to last year.

Visit our Government Visa Application Charges (VAC) page to view and search the fees for visas we can assist you with.

Visas
Old
Charge
New
Charge
Increase
Contributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864)

864 Visa

AUD4,765
AUD4,895
2.70%
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

190 Visa

AUD4,640
AUD4,770
2.80%
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) – Post-Vocational Education Work Stream

485 Visa

AUD1,895
AUD1,945
2.60%
Student visa (subclass 500) – All other students

500 Visa

AUD710
AUD1,600
125.40%
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (Subclass 482) – Short-term stream

482 Visa

AUD1,455
AUD1,495
2.70%
Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) – First

462 Visa

AUD635
AUD650
2.40%
Last updated July 1, 2024
This is a selection of fee changes. Fees shown are the Base Application Charge. Visit VAC for full details

Search Government Fees for Popular Visas

For the most up-to-date information on visa application charges, visit our comprehensive Visa Application Charges page.

There you can find detailed and current pricing for various visa subclasses, including the latest changes effective from 1 July 2024.

On our VAC page, you can easily search for specific visas or filter by different visa categories to find exactly what you need such as Work, Skilled, Students, Family & Spouse, and Business visas.

For each visa subclass, you will find details including the Base Application Charge, which is the primary fee for the main visa applicant, as well as fees for Additional Applicants aged 18 and over, and those under 18.

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