Australia to increase Visa application charges from 1 July 2023

The Australian Government to increase the Visa Application Charges (VACs) from 1 July 2023. As per the recently announced national budget of Australia the Visa Application Charges likely to increase by between 6% and 40% for key visa subclasses, i.e. Visitor visa, Business, and temporary work visas, etc. It’s the first complete budget of the present Aussie government since it was elected last year. The announcements regarding the DHA portfolio and the migration program were included in the Budget and related papers.

Likely Increase in Fees and Charges

Find below the probable increase in some key visa categories:

Encouraging skilled migration

The Aussie government is making certain that the immigration system delivers the skilled migrants it need, hence, it is employing the below changes outlined in the recently announce budget:

• Allotting around 70% of places to skilled migrants in the 2023?24 permanent Migration Program to skilled migrants
• Extra 2 years of post?study work rights to Temporary Graduate visa holders with select degrees, to enhance the pipeline of skilled labour in key sectors
• Increasing the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold to $70,000 to make certain skilled migration settings are better targeted
• Exempting foreign students working in the aged care sector from the capped fortnightly work hour cap until 31 December 2023
• Extra training places for Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme workers in important sectors for the Pacific and Timor?Leste and where there are job shortages in Australia.

As per the 2023-24 migration planning level of Australia,  190,000 places have been allocated, with 137,100 allocated to the skilled migration stream only.

With streamlining immigration system and increased skilled migration places, it is the perfect time to apply for skilled visa in Australia for the skilled professionals.

To know more and apply for desired visa in Australia this year, you may get in touch with Australia migration expert at Visas Avenue on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.

- Rajneesh Kumar