What is the cost of applying for Australia PR in 2022?

If you are considering applying for a permanent residency visa in Australia in 2022, you might be wondering about the cost of applying for a PR visa. The cost depends on the immigration program that you choose to migrate to Australia.

 The Australian government has established a number of immigration programs for the Australia PR visa in order to streamline the immigration process, filter immigrants, and ensure that only competent persons are awarded visas. Here are the brief details:

Skilled Migration stream: The Skilled Migration stream is a points-based system and is the most popular immigration program that aspiring migrants choose. There are three main visa categories under the Skilled Migration Program.

Skilled Independent visa (Subclass 189)

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Subclass 491 Visa

These visas under the Australia skilled migration program will lead to permanent residency in Australia after a few years of stay.

Employer Sponsored Migration: The program aims at filling skill shortages in the Australian Labor Market by matching the vacancies to those migrants who have the requisite skills and experience.

Business Innovation and Investment Program: The Australian business visa program helps foreign business owners, senior executives and investors to come here for business purposes and develop new or existing businesses in Australia. This can also be a pathway to permanent residency.

Distinguished talent visa: The Distinguished Talent visa is designed for individuals who have achieved something exceptional in a profession, in arts or sports or in research or academic fields. The visa has two subclasses- Subclass 858 for onshore and Subclass 124 for offshore.

Family stream: Under the family stream you can migrate to Australia if your close family member is a citizen or permanent resident in Australia.

Cost of Australia PR in 2022

The cost of a PR visa for Australia varies depending on the type of visa you are seeking for. You must pay a standard application fee as well as additional fees when applying for a PR visa.

Please note that the cost of the visas can change and is not fixed. The cost depends on the date you make your visa application. Suppose there is an increase int eh cost between the date you submit your application and the date the immigration department receives your application; you must pay the new application charges.

The visa application fees is what you must pay in Australian dollars (AUD) for a visa application. Applicants must pay the visa application fees in two instalments when applying for an Australian visa. These payments must be made at various stages in the application process.

Here are the base application fees you have to pay for different Australia Visas:

Visa Type	Fee (in AUD)	Fee if you apply from within Australia (in AUD)
Skilled Work Visas (sponsored, regional, sponsored-regional) - subclass 491, 494, 189, 190	4,115	4,115
Skilled Regional Visa-subclass 887	425	425
Employer Nomination Scheme Visa- subclass 186	4,115	4,115
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Visa- subclass 187	4,115	4,115
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (significant investor stream)	8,925	8,925
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (premium investor stream)	9,455	9,455
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (business innovation stream and investor stream)	6,085	6,085
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (business innovation extension and significant investor extensions streams)	730	730
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (entrepreneur stream)	4,115	4,115
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 888	2,935	2,935
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 890, 891, 892, 893	2,495	2,495
Distinguished Talent Visa- subclass 858	4,180	4,180

Additional applicant fees

When applying for a visa with another applicant, you must pay an additional applicant visa fee. You must pay this additional fee along with the base fees.

The charge varies depending on the type of visa, the applicant's age, and whether or not you are in Australia at the time of application.

Here are details of the additional application fees you have to pay for some of the Australian visa types:

Visa type	Visa fee in AUD for additional applicants 18 and over		Visa fee in AUD for additional applicants under 18
	From outside Australia	From within Australia	From outside Australia	From within Australia
Skilled Work Visas- subclass 491, 492, 190, 489 (invited pathway)	2,060	2,060	1,030	1,030
Skilled Regional Visa- subclass 489 (extended pathway)	185	185	90	90
Skilled Independent Visa- subclass 189	2,055	2,055	1,030	1,030
Skilled Regional Visa- subclass 887	210	210	110	110
Employer Nomination Scheme Visa- subclass 186	2,060	2,060	1,030	1,030
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Visa- subclass 187	2,060	2,060	1,030	1,030
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (significant investor stream)	4,465	4,465	2,235	2,235
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (premium investor stream)	4,725	4,725	2,365	2,365
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (business innovation stream and investor stream)	3,045	3,045	1,520	1,520
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (business innovation extension and significant investor extensions streams)	370	370	185	185
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 188 (entrepreneur stream)	2,060	2,060	1,030	1,030
Business Innovation and Investment Visa- subclass 888	1,470	1,470	730	730
Business Innovation and Investment Visas- subclass 890, 891, 892, 893	1,245	1,245	625	625
Distinguished Talent Visa- subclass 858	2,095	2,095	1,045	1,045

The details given above will help you determine how much you need to spend to get the Australia PR visa.

The cost of Australia PR for 2022 is entirely subjective. It depends on the visa and the stream you are applying for.There are numerous options to choose from; your success will be determined by how far you achieve the qualifying requirements for a PR visa and ability to meet the costs.