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Add up the Australian visa application charge, additional applicant charges, card surcharge and local fees in rupees.
An Australia visa cost estimator builds the Visa Application Charge the way the Department of Home Affairs does — a Base Application Charge for the primary applicant, a separate Additional Applicant Charge for every family member aged 18 and over and a lower one for each child under 18, plus the Subsequent Temporary Application Charge or Non-Internet Application Charge where they apply — and then adds the card surcharge that is levied on the charge at the moment of payment. Because these amounts are set in Australian dollars and indexed on 1 July each program year, every dollar figure here is editable rather than hard-coded. It is built for students, families and skilled applicants who need the rupee outlay including biometrics, health examinations and health cover.
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Base plus additional applicant charges, exactly as Home Affairs prices it.
Applied to the visa application charge only, not to your local costs.
Every dollar amount can be updated the day the new schedule lands.
One person is the primary applicant and pays the Base Application Charge; every other person included in the same application pays an Additional Applicant Charge, at a higher rate for anyone aged 18 and over and a lower rate for children under 18. The parts are added together into a single Visa Application Charge, which is why including family on one application is cheaper than lodging separate ones.
Yes. The Department of Home Affairs applies a card surcharge to the visa application charge at payment, typically between about 1% and 2% depending on the card scheme, with no surcharge on BPAY. It applies only to the government charge, so it is worth checking the department's payment options page and picking the cheapest method before you submit a four-figure application.
The subclass 500 student visa base charge was increased from AUD 710 to AUD 1,600 on 1 July 2024 and raised again from 1 July 2025 as part of the government's international education settings. Charges are indexed each 1 July, so confirm the current base and additional applicant charges with the Home Affairs pricing estimator rather than relying on a figure quoted earlier in the year.
No. The visa application charge pays for assessing the application and is not refunded when a visa is refused or an application is withdrawn after processing has started. Refunds are limited to narrow situations set out in the Migration Regulations, such as a duplicate payment or where the department did not process the application, so check the department's refund policy before applying if cost is a concern.
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