The Australian Government has announced that visa application charges will increase from 1 July 2023.
The Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2023 – F2023L00831 legislative instrument introduced by the Australian Government sets out the 1 July 2023 governmental fee increases which are stated to be as follows:
- From 1 July 2023 visa application fees will increase by the 2023-24 forecast CPI of 3.25%.
- Visitor, working holiday, work and holiday, training, temporary activity, and temporary work (short stay specialist) visas will increase by a further 21% in addition to CPI.
- Business innovation and investment visas will increase by a further 46% in addition to CPI.
- The remaining visa application fees will increase by 6% in addition to CPI.
- There is no increase apart from the CPI increase of 3.25% for Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visas in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) stream
- The new visa application fee amounts will be rounded to the nearest $5.
For advice regarding Australian visas, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@hartmanimmigration.com.au for Australian immigration assistance.
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