Tourist visa fees are going up from $135 to $140 while student visa fees will increase from $550 to $560.

Temporary Graduate – Post Study work will go up from $1470 to $1500.

Skilled visas – 189 and 190 will increase from existing $3600 to $3670 for primary applicants. Adult dependent and child dependent visa too will go up from $1800 and $900 respectively to $1835 and $920.

Partner visas will see an increase from $6865 to $7000 from July 1 2017.
Better targeting skilled visas: (effective March 2018)

New temporary skilled shortage visas will be introduced in March 2018. Short term 2-year visa will cost $1150 and a medium term 4-year visa will cost $2400.

Dependents of short term 2-year visa applicants will have to pay $1150 (adult dependent) and $290 (child dependent).

Dependents of medium term 4-year visa applicants will have to pay $2400 (adult dependent) and $600 (child dependent).
Temporary sponsored parent visa – establishment: (effective November 2017)

New temporary sponsored parent visa will be made available from November 2017. 3-year validity visa will cost $5000 and 5-year validity visa will cost $10,000.

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.

Take a look at the Fee changes effective from July 2017:

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has issued the revised list of occupations (Subclass 457 Visa) for employers to bring in foreign workers to meet skills shortages.

This revised list will be effective from 1st July 2017.

The revised list is in two parts. The Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL).

As of 1 July 2017, the main changes to these lists are summarised below:

• 12 occupations have been completely removed from the lists;
• a number of occupations have been added to the lists for certain visa programmes;
• some additional occupations have moved between the STSOL to the MLTSSL;
• the caveats on some occupations have been revised;
• caveats on occupations now apply to both the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) and the Employer Nominated Scheme (subclass 186) – Direct Entry Stream.