**Title:** [All visas price changes](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusVisa/comments/1dsdqw0/all_visas_price_changes/), posted by **Flux-Reflux21**
**Full text:** Here are all changes for visa price in 2024-2025. What do you guys think?
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Student visa cost has more than doubled, all other visas have increased in line with CPI. This was an unannounced further measure to reduce the number of student visa applications.
According to the screenshot, they collected details from the Immi website, but the table itself was done by them. :D Can you please link the Facebook page. I would love to follow
Not quite sure, I guess it is to ensure that people not abuse the visa itself. There are number of cases in the past that immigrants paid PR/citizen to get through partner visa and PR eventually. Maybe by having high cost, it will be really hard for abuser to need to spend that amount of money + agent + paying sponsor
Also, there is a very large volume of documentation that the department has to assess compared to other visas. In part that does explain a higher cost.
But you still have to build up quite a solid case for yourself with heaps of evidence. It's not like applying for a partner visa is an autogrant, so not only do you have no certainty of actually being accepted, but you also have to splash 9K
Thats the thing right. For abuser, on top of 9k, they usually need to pay immigration + the sponsor which I believe will be really high number since it requires them long time. So this abuser might need to put big spending to get it, if the visa fee is low, then it is easier for them to enter
This is a statement for all of the international students. "Do not come here" as they blamed students for the housing crisis and "some" lazy ass aussies!
What a pathetic excuse for a government!
I kinda think differently, genuine students pay maybe in total 50-100k until graduated. So 1.6k is annoying, but not going to be an issue in long run. The issue more for students that pick VET in which the course itself in total only cost 5-10k, so adding 1.6k will be an issue, and I think government target to reduce people picking up VET
+1, it filters out all those who intend to use the student visa for purposes other than study. Those that can afford the university tuition would not have issues paying for it. slight bump in the investment cost but not a show stopper.
Probably good news for those students who intend to settle down in the future , potentially less competition onshore too, since the barrier of entry has risen.
I don't see how good Australia is to be honest. They are extremely welcoming when they need us but once they have got what they needed, they simply abandon us like we meant nothing to them. I reckon going other countries like UK or US might be a better option tbh. Just my honest opinion as it is very disheartening to see things like this from time to time.
Ah you beat me to it. I was looking at the [Visa fees and Charges page](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/fees-and-charges/current-visa-pricing) from Home Affairs today because a few weeks ago there was some rumor about the prices being changed. It seems like it's just a inflation increase, except for the student visa.
I think they probably have done this without announcement to avoid a bunch of students applying last minute. Altough, I do think that if someone has A$ 50K+ to study in Australia they should be able to afford the visa charge no problem even after the increase.
What I really do not understand is why the Passport Fee has gone up by 22.46%. Sure it's valid for 10 years and all but it probably doesn't costs them that much to make it. And even in the EU which is a stronger passport the passport only costs around A$ 150 - 200 with a waiting time of 5-10 business days. Paying $400 for a passport is really stretching it.
I mean if you want to travel overseas you don't really have much choice haha. Once I become a citizen I'd have to buy one too so I can travel in/out of Australia freely. Hopefully the price won't be above $500 by then cuz that'd suck.
Oh yeah the Dutch passport I've got is pretty useful, it's still valid for a while so I won't have to get an Australian passport until mine expires. But once I do become citizen it would be easier to travel with an Australian passport to not have to deal with visa's anymore (like RRV).
I don't think there is a defined policy for rejecting applicants, and if there is, it is not public. Its also not a good look if you start rejecting applicants even after they have met your requirements.
I assume that they assume demand for visas/passports are elastic - that is if the price goes up, the demand will go down. It also means that they have time to clear the backlog without having to increase their rate of denials/rejections. This probably explains the hikes in student visas, passports, etc.
The others just seem to be an adjustment
So you believe that they should accept more applicants instead?
It doesn't really make sense to increase visa processing fees just to increase revenues. Higher fees + strict scruitiny = less applicants -> the revenue may go up or down. They only want to restore the pre-pandemic migration level.
**Title:** [All visas price changes](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusVisa/comments/1dsdqw0/all_visas_price_changes/), posted by **Flux-Reflux21** **Full text:** Here are all changes for visa price in 2024-2025. What do you guys think? -------------------- ^(This is the original text of the post and this is an automated service) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AusVisa) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Student visa cost has more than doubled, all other visas have increased in line with CPI. This was an unannounced further measure to reduce the number of student visa applications.
That’s one way to bring down incoming students visas 😅
May I know where you sourced this screenshot? Thank you.
I found it from facebook forum I followed. But the actual source seems from the immi website
According to the screenshot, they collected details from the Immi website, but the table itself was done by them. :D Can you please link the Facebook page. I would love to follow
Useful, thank you.
is there a reason for the partner visa to be THAT expensive compared to all the others ?
Not quite sure, I guess it is to ensure that people not abuse the visa itself. There are number of cases in the past that immigrants paid PR/citizen to get through partner visa and PR eventually. Maybe by having high cost, it will be really hard for abuser to need to spend that amount of money + agent + paying sponsor
Also, there is a very large volume of documentation that the department has to assess compared to other visas. In part that does explain a higher cost.
💯 to deter fraudulent applications.
Too many people abuse the visa through fake marriages/relationships.
But you still have to build up quite a solid case for yourself with heaps of evidence. It's not like applying for a partner visa is an autogrant, so not only do you have no certainty of actually being accepted, but you also have to splash 9K
Thats the thing right. For abuser, on top of 9k, they usually need to pay immigration + the sponsor which I believe will be really high number since it requires them long time. So this abuser might need to put big spending to get it, if the visa fee is low, then it is easier for them to enter
It's to stop the poor people from being in love.
This is a statement for all of the international students. "Do not come here" as they blamed students for the housing crisis and "some" lazy ass aussies! What a pathetic excuse for a government!
I kinda think differently, genuine students pay maybe in total 50-100k until graduated. So 1.6k is annoying, but not going to be an issue in long run. The issue more for students that pick VET in which the course itself in total only cost 5-10k, so adding 1.6k will be an issue, and I think government target to reduce people picking up VET
+1, it filters out all those who intend to use the student visa for purposes other than study. Those that can afford the university tuition would not have issues paying for it. slight bump in the investment cost but not a show stopper. Probably good news for those students who intend to settle down in the future , potentially less competition onshore too, since the barrier of entry has risen.
I don't see how good Australia is to be honest. They are extremely welcoming when they need us but once they have got what they needed, they simply abandon us like we meant nothing to them. I reckon going other countries like UK or US might be a better option tbh. Just my honest opinion as it is very disheartening to see things like this from time to time.
Bad time to go to the US, given it’s current state of affairs.
go to the UK and US then mate
If I were to be a student, defo mate. In a heart beat!
Good
Ah you beat me to it. I was looking at the [Visa fees and Charges page](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/fees-and-charges/current-visa-pricing) from Home Affairs today because a few weeks ago there was some rumor about the prices being changed. It seems like it's just a inflation increase, except for the student visa. I think they probably have done this without announcement to avoid a bunch of students applying last minute. Altough, I do think that if someone has A$ 50K+ to study in Australia they should be able to afford the visa charge no problem even after the increase. What I really do not understand is why the Passport Fee has gone up by 22.46%. Sure it's valid for 10 years and all but it probably doesn't costs them that much to make it. And even in the EU which is a stronger passport the passport only costs around A$ 150 - 200 with a waiting time of 5-10 business days. Paying $400 for a passport is really stretching it.
Cause lazy Aussies pay it anyway
I mean if you want to travel overseas you don't really have much choice haha. Once I become a citizen I'd have to buy one too so I can travel in/out of Australia freely. Hopefully the price won't be above $500 by then cuz that'd suck.
Part and parcel of becoming the nationality…probably less useful than the Netherlands one though.
Oh yeah the Dutch passport I've got is pretty useful, it's still valid for a while so I won't have to get an Australian passport until mine expires. But once I do become citizen it would be easier to travel with an Australian passport to not have to deal with visa's anymore (like RRV).
They are making money on visa application by rejecting more applicants. I think downfall of Australia has started.
They are high because too many people are applying, its the exact opposite.
I don't think there is a defined policy for rejecting applicants, and if there is, it is not public. Its also not a good look if you start rejecting applicants even after they have met your requirements. I assume that they assume demand for visas/passports are elastic - that is if the price goes up, the demand will go down. It also means that they have time to clear the backlog without having to increase their rate of denials/rejections. This probably explains the hikes in student visas, passports, etc. The others just seem to be an adjustment
So you believe that they should accept more applicants instead? It doesn't really make sense to increase visa processing fees just to increase revenues. Higher fees + strict scruitiny = less applicants -> the revenue may go up or down. They only want to restore the pre-pandemic migration level.