There will be an increase on visa application charges starting on the 1s of July 2015 (beginning of the Australian Financial Tax Year). The rate of increase is from 2.3% up to 50%. However, the most common visas have the least increase rate.
Here’s a table that shows the visa types and its corresponding visa application charge increase.
| Visa Type | Percentage Increase |
| Permanent Migration Skill Stream | 2.3% |
| Skilled Graduate | 2.3% |
| Temporary Long Stay Business (457) | 2.3% |
| Visitor | 2.3% |
| Student | 2.3% |
| Temporary Resident Short Term Business | 5% |
| Entertainment | 5% |
| Working Holiday | 5% |
| Resident Return | 5% |
| Retirement Investor | 5% |
| Contributory Parent | 5% |
| Other Family | 10% |
| Non Contributory Parent | 10% |
| Significant Investor | 50% |