Over the next 4 years, the current Government has made
the decision to increase the majority of visa application fees.

This decision was announced on 29 November 2011 and will
affect Business applications, Skilled Migration applications, and even the
Secondary applicants or dependents of the Primary applicant.

In line with the Department of immigration and
Citizenship (DIAC) endeavouring to encourage application on-line, there will
also be a fee for those who chose to lodge their application on paper.

The increases will be in the vicinity of between 5 – 15
percent.

The intention is to have all DIAC fees indexed to the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) as from 01 July 2012.

Student visas will be reduced by 5 per cent to endeavour
to maintain Australia’s competitiveness in this market.

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the cost of
processing visa applications were not being recouped, leaving taxpayers to
bridge the gap.

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