(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(A) who is the holder of a Skilled—Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX) visa; or
(B) who is the holder of a Skilled—Designated Area‑sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ) visa; or
(C) who is the holder of a Subclass 475 (Skilled—Regional Sponsored) visa; or
(D) who is the holder of a Subclass 487 (Skilled—Regional Sponsored) visa; or
(E) who is the holder of a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) visa; or
(F) who is the holder of a Bridging A (Class WA) or Bridging B (Class WB) visa granted on the basis of a valid application for a Skilled—Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX) visa; or
(G) who is the holder of a Bridging A (Class WA) or Bridging B (Class WB) visa granted on the basis of a valid application for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa (other than a Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa); or
(H) who is the holder of a Bridging A (Class WA) or Bridging B (Class WB) visa granted on the basis of a valid application for a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) visa; or
(I) who was the holder of visa mentioned in any of sub‑subparagraphs (A) to (H); or
(J) whose application is combined, or sought to be combined, with an application made by a person mentioned in any of sub‑subparagraphs (A) to (I):
3 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 $130
1 Base application charge $4 585
2 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 $2 290
3 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 $1 145
Note: Regulation 2.12C explains the components of the first instalment of visa application charge and specifies the amounts of subsequent temporary application charge and non‑Internet application charge. Not all of the components may apply to a particular application.
Additional applicant charge is paid by an applicant who claims to be a member of the family unit of another applicant and seeks to combine the application with that applicant’s application.
1 Applicant who:(a) was at least 18 at the time of application; and(b) is assessed as not having functional English; and(c) has not paid a second instalment of visa application charge in relation to the application for the visa, mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), that the applicant holds; and(d) is an applicant to whom item 1A does not apply $4 890
1A Applicant who meets the requirements of subclause 887.321(3), (4) or (5) of Schedule 2 Nil
(aa) An application by a person seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 885 (Skilled—Independent) visa or a Subclass 886 (Skilled—Sponsored) visa must be made before 1 January 2013.
(a) An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(b) Applicant:
(i) if the applicant is the holder of a visa mentioned in any of subparagraphs (7)(a)(i) to (vi) and makes the application during a concession period—may be in or outside Australia but not in immigration clearance; or
(ii) if the applicant was the holder of a visa mentioned in any of subparagraphs (7)(a)(i) to (vi) and makes the application during a concession period—must be outside Australia; or
(iii) if the applicant is seeking to satisfy the secondary criteria and claims to be a member of the family unit of an applicant to whom subparagraph (i) or (ii) applies—may be in or outside Australia but not in immigration clearance; or
(iv) otherwise—must be in Australia but not in immigration clearance.
(c) Application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person who seeks to satisfy the primary criteria may be made at the same time and place as, and combined with, an application by that person.
(7) The following requirements must be met:
(i) must be the holder of a Skilled—Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX) visa; or
(ii) must be the holder of a Skilled—Designated Area‑sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ) visa; or
(iii) must be the holder of a Subclass 475 (Skilled—Regional Sponsored) visa; or
(iv) must be the holder of a Subclass 487 (Skilled—Regional Sponsored) visa; or
(v) must be the holder of a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) visa; or
(vi) must be the holder of a Bridging A (Class WA) or Bridging B (Class WB) visa granted on the basis of a valid application for:
(B) a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa (other than a Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa); or
(C) a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) visa; or
(vii) if the applicant is outside Australia and does not hold a visa mentioned in any of subparagraphs (i) to (vi) of this paragraph—must have:
(A) held a visa mentioned in one of those subparagraphs that expired during a concession period while the holder was outside Australia; and
(B) made the application outside Australia during the concession period; or
(viii) must be a child who was born outside Australia and a parent of the child must:
(A) be the holder of a visa mentioned in any of subparagraphs (i) to (vi) of this paragraph; or
(B) have held a visa mentioned in any of subparagraphs (i) to (vi) of this paragraph that expired during a concession period;
(b) the applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of the visa must have been, for a total of at least 2 years before the day on which the application was made, the holder of 1 of the following visas:
(i) a Skilled—Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX) visa;
(ii) a Skilled—Designated Area‑sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ) visa;
(iii) a Subclass 475 (Skilled—Regional Sponsored) visa;
(iv) a Subclass 487 (Skilled—Regional Sponsored) visa;
(v) a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP) visa;
that was granted on the basis of satisfying the primary criteria for the grant of that visa, or of being the spouse or de facto partner of the applicant who satisfied the primary criteria for the grant of the visa.