Australia increases visa fees

Fees for Student, Partner, Parent, Graduate and other visas will increase from 1st July, 2017.

Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers the 2017 Budget in Parliament. Source: AAP

The Australian government has increased fees for almost all visas.

The new measures, announced in budget 2017-18 on Tuesday, will come into effect on 1^st July, 2017.

“From 1 July 2017 all current Visa Application Charges will be indexed annually in line with the forecast Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rounded to the nearest $5,” according to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

This decision will see Student Visa fee for a primary applicant increase from $550 to $560, and Post-Study Work visa fee for the primary applicant will jump to $1500 from $1470.

The fees for Skilled-Independent and Skilled-Nominated visas will see a $70 increase each and move to $3670.

Partner visa fee will be increased to $7000 for the primary applicant.

Further details can be found here.