New Visa Application Charges

Visa Application Charges – 1 July 2017

As part of the 2017-18 Budget, the Government announced a number of changes to existing Visa Application Charges (VACs) including the introduction of a number of new products as detailed below.

The VACs will be updated in the “Fees and charges for visas” section of the Department’s website (https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees) from 1 July 2017.

VAC pricing changes to existing visa products

Indexation of visa application charges

From 1 July 2017 all current VACs will be indexed annually in line with the forecast Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rounded to the nearest $5. – The indexation only applies to the 1st installment component of the VAC. – Indexation does not apply to 2 nd instalment VACs. – The indexation of 1st instalment VACs applies to both primary and secondary applicants. – Table A below provides the revised VAC pricing (with indexation applied) effective 1 July 2017

VAC pricing for new visa products

New visa products that will not have indexation applied in July 2017 are as follows:

– Better targeting skilled visas: (effective March 2018)

– Community Support Programme - establishment: (effective 1 July 2017)

– Temporary sponsored parent visa – establishment: (effective November 2017)

Other changes

– Skilling Australians Fund levy - introduction: (effective March 2018) – This measure is not considered a 1st instalment VAC and therefore will not be subject to annual indexation.

– Table B below provides the pricing for new all new products for 2017-18.