There has been an increase in both the first instalment and second instalment of the Visa Application Charge (VAC) for Contributory Parents. This affects offshore (Subclass 143) as well as onshore (Subclass 864) applicants.
The first instalment has gone up from $2,060 to $3,520 and the second instalment from $42,220 to $43,600 effective from 22 March 2014.
The new fees were originally to be implemented as from 1 September 2013 but the amounts were found to exceed the maximum limit under the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997 (the VAC Act) and could not be applied.
This issue has now been corrected and the VAC increases intended for 1 September 2013 have taken effect as from 22 March 2014.
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