bonza2211 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Damn! https://www.acacia-au.com/immigration-fees-increase-September-2013.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Wow I had to pay $3000 for my onshore partner visa in Dec 2012 now it will soon be 4500! Got in just in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinaisrar Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 @@@@ it hurt seeing the recent increase nevermind this.....was hoping to submit in oct looks like will be a bit later now...dam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeGirl Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yikes! Can anyone confirm this? I can't find reference to another increase anywhere else, and the attached budget document SEEMS to possibly just be saying that the previous increase has brought in more additional revenue than they anticipated. I'll admit I skimmed the document, though, so it's possible I missed something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 scary cost, sometimes it seems the australian economy is 3 pillared mining, farming and visas :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroman Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 scary cost, sometimes it seems the australian economy is 3 pillared mining, farming and visas :biggrin: Can't agree more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 scary cost, sometimes it seems the australian economy is 3 pillared mining, farming and visas :biggrin: Housing and immigration look like being the mainstay. Both big earners for government. There is a lot of debt with farmers, resources in decline at a rapid rate of knots with not a lot else to take up the slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Housing and immigration look like being the mainstay. Both big earners for government. There is a lot of debt with farmers, resources in decline at a rapid rate of knots with not a lot else to take up the slack. Well visa's would do it 250,000 a year at 4 grand a time its a billion dollar industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 If this is the case then our fee has increased from just over $3000 if we could've applied earlier in the year to over $6000, and now to over $7000. By the time we can save up that kind of money, it will have probably risen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 If you are in the UK, factoring in the fall in the A$ against the GBP, for a general skilled visa application: * In April: $3,060 at £1 = A$1.45 => £2,110 * In September: $3,520 at (assumed) £1 = A$1.70 => £2,070 Maybe not so bad, after all? Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CML1410 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Damn! https://www.acacia-au.com/immigration-fees-increase-September-2013.php Gosh!! We are already hit by the dependants add on and now this! Yikes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpursuit Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 here's a reference for this piece of not-so-good news. http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2013L01534/Explanatory%20Statement/Text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenPen Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ozpursuit - just seen you took your vetassess in June - does it take months to get result? I thought it would be quick.....better factor that into our schedule!! thanks for reference for the news even if I don't want to hear it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenwestwickham Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 We put our vettassess in on 23 April got it back 29 July 14 weeks although once it got to 12 ma chased it then it came through v quickly . Put our EOI in on 30 July just fingers crossed ITA next round !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpursuit Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 ozpursuit - just seen you took your vetassess in June - does it take months to get result? I thought it would be quick.....better factor that into our schedule!! thanks for reference for the news even if I don't want to hear it :laugh: they said processing time's beetween 10-12 weeks. i'm on my 8th week now (geez doesn't sound right. feels like im pregnant and will be due in a couple of weeks time). you haven't lodged your vetassess application jen? it's a painful wait really. visa fee increase makes it even more painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeGirl Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Any further confirmation of the fee increase from DIAC? Seems strange that we're halfway through August and there's not really any acknowledgment of it on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jac2011 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 The only positive in all this is the cost of the dollar decreasing, meaning that things such as APHRA, ANMAC and Visa are all costs in AUD and less cash to save before hand. Its also worth noting that the cost of the rent and deposit will also therefore fall if you are paying upfront using GBP. The Visa cost hike made me start looking elsewhere such as Canada however, if the dollar stays at this price or keeps decreasing to the pound I will continue pushing for Aus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sen Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Considering the recent decrease of the Aussie dollar's value, it becomes a bit more acceptable. I paid a lot of money when I was studying my master's degree in Australia. The tuition alone was nearly A$14,000 for a semester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toodolou Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 im not going to look - until time when ready to apply, then wont know any difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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