Australia visa application fees to increase by 15% on 1 July

As part of the Australian federal budget, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will be putting fees up for a number of visa subclasses from 1 July, 2011.

Many visas will have their application fees go up by 15 percent.

The increase will not apply to Australian tourist visas, Australian student visas, second instalment investor retirement visas, second instalment contributory parent visas, and humanitarian protection visas lodged in Australia, which are charged at a rate of A$30 and not indexed.

There have not yet been any official announcements of how much the new fees will be.