Australian Government

Department of Home Affairs

Visa Application Charges (VAC) -1 January 2019

Fee in Australian Dollars (AUD) Fee in United State Dollars (USD)

Subclass Subclass Name Primary Dependent Dependent Primary Dependent Dependent

Applicant Applicant Applicant Applicant Applicant Applicant
(+18 years) (-18 years) (+18 years) (-18 years)

600 Visitor
 Tourist stream $140 N/A N/A $105 N/A N/A
 Business Visitor stream
400 Temporary Work - Short Stay Activity $285 $285 $75 Online AUD Online AUD Online AUD

403 Temporary Work (International Relations) $285 $285 $75 Online AUD Online AUD Online AUD

408 Temporary Work Activity

 Invited Participant stream
$285 $285 $75 Online AUD Online AUD Online AUD
 Australian Government Endorsed Events
stream
500 Student $575 $430 $140 Online AUD Online AUD Online AUD

590 Student Guardian $575 Nil Nil Online AUD Online AUD Online AUD

602 Medical Treatment Nil N/A N/A Nil N/A N/A

771 Transit Nil N/A N/A Nil N/A N/A

300 Prospective Marriage

$7,160 $3,585 $1,795 Online AUD Online AUD Online AUD
309/100 Partner (Provisional) / (Permanent)
445 Dependent Child (extended eligibility)
101 Child $2,470 $1,235 $620 $1,845 $925 $465
102 Adoption
117 Orphan Relative $1,510 $755 $380 $1,130 $565 $285

155/157 Resident Return Visa* $375 $280

*Paper applications incur a Non-Internet Application N/A N/A N/A N/A
Charge (NIC). NIC $80 NIC $60

200 Refugee
202 Special Humanitarian Programme Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
204 Woman At Risk
200
202 Community Support Program (CSP) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
204
2nd VAC 2nd VAC payable when all requirements are met $16,444 $2,680 $2,680

Form Citizenship Fee in AUD Fee In USD

118 Citizenship by Descent - first child $230 N/A N/A $175 N/A N/A

118 Citizenship by Descent - sibling lodged at $95 N/A N/A $75 N/A N/A
the same time as first child

For a full list of all of the Visa Application Charges (VAC) for all subclasses processed both in Australia and in offshore posts please go to:

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees and https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees/how-to-pay-for-an-application#

The Visa Application Charge (VAC) & currency

The preferred method of visa lodgement is online though ImmiAccount. https://online.immi.gov.au/lusc/login

The Visa application Charge (VAC) is the fee that must be paid for a visa application to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. In
some cases there is no (nil) fee.

The fees paid when lodging an application online, are paid by credit card, in Australian Dollars.
If you cannot lode your application online, the fee can be paid at the Australian Visa Application Centre in Beirut when lodging a paper application.
When paying at the Visa Application Centre, the fee must be paid in cash in United States Dollars (USD) only.

The Australian Visa Application Centre will transfer your paper application and the fee to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection at the
Australian Embassy for processing.

Australian Visa Application Centre in Lebanon Service Fees

Service Fees are payable to the Australian Visa Application Centre in addition to the Visa Application Charges at time of application submission.

Service Fees paid to the Australian Visa Application Centre must be paid in by cash in Lebanese Pounds (LBP) at the Visa Application Centre.

Primary Service Fees Fee in LBP

Application lodgement and Biometric Collection – Primary Applicant 110,184 LBP

Biometrics only – applicants who lodge online and/or bring with them the letter requesting biometrics 90,263 LBP
Biometric collection only – (additional applicant(s) on the same application form as the primary applicant) 88,147 LBP
Resident Return Visa lodgement – no biometrics required 110,184 LBP
Citizenship by Descent and Australian Declaratory Visa lodgement – no biometrics required 88,147 LBP
Additional document drop 88,147 LBP

Clients from Cyprus

The preferred method of lodgement is online though ImmiAccount. https://online.immi.gov.au/lusc/login . If you are unable to lodge online you can
send a paper application by post or courier to the Australian Embassy in Beirut, except where it is indicated that they are required to be lodged in
Australia. Clients from Cyprus posting or couriering their applications to the Australian Embassy in Beirut will not need to provide their biometrics.

Cyprus citizens are eligible to apply for eVisitor (subclass 651). This visa is available online for no charge.

Clients in Cyprus can pay visa application charges by credit card authorisation (Mastercard, Visa, AMEX, Diners, JCB). Payments are processed in
Australian Dollars. Family members or other contacts in Australia can also pay at any departmental office in Australia and include the official receipt
with the application.

Government employees travelling for business ‘acting as a representative of a foreign government’ – Nil VAC
For Subclass 600 Visitor and Subclass 400 Temporary Work – Short Stay Activity visas, applicants are entitled for a ‘nil’ VAC if they are applying for a
visa in the course of ‘acting as a representative of a foreign government’. In most cases, such persons will identify themselves at time of application
by presenting a diplomatic, or official, passport. However, the ‘nil’ VAC applies equally to applicants presenting other types of travel documents
provided officers are satisfied as to the applicant’s representative status. Applicants who wish to be considered for a Nil VAC should submit a
letter from their government agency supporting the application and outlining the purpose for their visit to Australia.

Note – while the VAC is waived for government representatives, the applicants may still have to pay the AVAC service fee in LBP to submit
their application and collect biometrics.

Pre-pay Paper Service

You can pay online for paper applications using the Pre-pay Paper Service option within the Manage Payments section in ImmiAccount. A copy of the
receipt should be attached to your application when it is lodged with the Department.

If you cannot pay online for a paper application

If you are unable to pay online for a paper application, payment can be made by completing the Payment Details Form - 1440 (210KB PDF). Attach
the form to your paper application when lodging. When paying using this form note the following:

 If the payment relates to an urgent application you should make the payment online
 Allow up to 28 working days for us to process your payment. We are unable to assist you with follow-up enquiries if your request falls within this
timeframe.
 To avoid delay:
o Ensure you have provided the correct personal details of the applicant.
o Ensure correct payment details are provided and the form is signed. Any declined payment requests will not be processed and will be
returned to you.
o Ensure correct payment amount, officers are unable to provide visa pricing over the phone or by email, see Fees and charges for visas.
Incorrect payment amounts will not be processed and will be returned to you.
o Where possible, complete the form electronically to avoid issues with legibility. If you are not completing the form electronically, you will
need to write neatly in block letters. If we cannot read your form, it will not be processed and will be returned to you.

Personal cheques are not accepted. Cash is not accepted. Do not send cash through the post.

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