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Visa Applications Charges Increase from 1 July 2021

Quite a number of visa application charges will increase from 1 July 2021 according to the Migration Amendments Regulations 2021 – F2021L00842. The increase rate is between 1.75% to 11.345%.

Business Innovation and Investment Program  subject to the 11.345% + 1.75% increase are:

  • Subclass 188 Business Innovation stream
  • Subclass 188 Investor stream
  • Subclass 188 Significant Investor stream
  • Subclass 188 Business Innovation Extension stream
  • Subclass 188 Significant Investor Extension stream
  • Subclass 888 (all streams)

AAT Appeal Application Fee Increased as from 1 July 2021

Application fees in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal will increase as from 1 July 2021.

General, Freedom of Information, security, taxation and commercial and small business taxation

From 1 July 2021, application fees for the review of a decision, where a fee is payable, will increase in accordance with reg 27(1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations 2015 (Cth):

  • The standard application fee will increase to $962.
  • The fee payable for review of Small Business Taxation Decisions will increase to $517.
  • The fee payable for certain taxation applications will increase to $95.
  • Concession: no change from $100.These fee increases will apply where an application fee is paid on or after 1 July 2021, even if the application was lodged before that date.

Migration

From 1 July 2021, application fees for the review of most migration decisions will increase. Review of migration decisions under Part 5 of the Migration Act 1958 will increase to $3,000. In cases where a 50% fee reduction is granted, the reduced fee payable will be $1,500.

The application fee payable is based on when the application was lodged.

The decision to increase this fee was announced by the Government in the Federal Budget for 2021–22.

Refugee

The fee for the review of a protection visa decision under Part 7 of the Migration Act 1958 will increase to $1,846.

This fee is payable if the review is not successful. The application fee payable is based on when the application was lodged.

This fee was increased in accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index under Regulation 4.31BA of the Migration Regulations 1994.

Another 22 occupations are added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)

The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke MP announced on 22 June 2021 the inclusion of a range of skilled occupations on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL).

The PMSOL, first announced in September 2020, is developed in conjunction with the National Skills Commission to ensure a small number of critical occupations are filled to continue to create Australian jobs and aid in Australia’s ongoing recovery from the impact of COVID-19.

The addition of 22 occupations brings the PMSOL to 41 in total.

Minister Hawke said the Government engaged with small, medium and large Australian employers, business leaders, and industry bodies across the economy to determine these changes.

“Government has received valuable feedback from Australian business stakeholders on critical skill vacancies, which has been considered together with data from the National Skills Commission, in order to develop today’s update to the Priority Migration Skilled Migration List,” Minister Hawke said.

“The Morrison Government will continue to support Australian businesses, including through skilled migration, as the engine room of our nation’s economy.”

The 22 new occupations are (including ANZSCO codes):

  • Accountant (General) (221111)
  • Accountant (Taxation) (221113)
  • Accountant (Management) (221112)
  • External Auditor (221213)
  • Internal Auditor (221214)
  • Electrical Engineer (233311)
  • Civil Engineer (233211)
  • Structural Engineer (233214)
  • Geotechnical Engineer (233212)
  • Transport Engineer (233215)
  • Mining Engineer (233611)
  • Petroleum Engineer (233612)
  • Surveyor (232212)
  • Cartographer (232213)
  • Other Spatial Scientist (232214)
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)
  • Orthotist / Prosthetist (251912)
  • Multimedia Specialist (261211)
  • Analyst Programmer (261311)
  • Software and Applications Programmers (261399)
  • ICT Security Specialist (262112)
  • Chef (351311)

Visa holders, who have been sponsored by an Australia business in a PMSOL occupation will be subject to quarantine arrangements at their own expense.

Existing skilled migration occupation lists will remain active and visas will still be processed, but priority will be given to those in occupations on the PMSOL.

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