(a) a Department, agency or authority of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(b) a person who holds an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
1238 Training (Class GF)
(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(2) Visa application charge:
(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):
First instalment
Item Component Amount
1 Base application charge $430
2 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 $430
3 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 $110
(b) the second instalment (payable before grant of visa) is nil.
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: 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.
Additional requirements
(3) The requirements in the table must be met.
Requirements
Item Requirements
1 An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5)
2 An applicant may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance
3 An application must specify the person who has agreed to be the applicant’s approved sponsor
4 The person specified in an application for the purposes of item 3 must be a temporary activities sponsor
5 If the person specified in an application for the purposes of item 3 is not a Commonwealth agency:(a) the person must have nominated a program of occupational training in relation to the applicant under paragraph 140GB(1)(b) of the Act; and(b) the nomination must have been approved under subsection 140GB(2) of the Act; and(c) the approval must not have ceased under regulation 2.75A; and(d) the application must identify the nomination
6 If an applicant holds a substantive visa, the visa must not be:(a) a permanent visa; or(b) a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream; or(c) a Subclass 771 (Transit) visa; or(d) a special purpose visa; or(e) a temporary visa specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this paragraph under subregulation 2.07(5)
7 If an applicant is in Australia and does not hold a substantive visa:(a) the applicant must have held a substantive visa; and(b) the last substantive visa held by the applicant must not have been:(i) a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream; or(ii) a Subclass 771 (Transit) visa; or(iii) a special purpose visa; and(c) the application must be made:(i) within 28 days after the day when the last substantive visa held by the applicant ceased to be in effect; or(ii) if that last substantive visa was cancelled, and the ART has made a decision to set aside and substitute the cancellation decision or the Minister’s decision not to revoke the cancellation—within 28 days after the day when:(A) if the ART’s decision is given to the applicant orally—the applicant is taken, under subsection 368(7) of the Act, to have been notified of the decision; or(B) otherwise—the applicant is taken, under section 379C of the Act, to have received the notification of the ART’s decision
8 An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria must declare in the application (the primary application) whether or not each of the following:(a) the applicant;(b) any person who has made a combined application with the applicant;has engaged in conduct, in relation to the primary application or the combined application, that constitutes a contravention of subsection 245AS(1) of the Act
(4) An application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person (the primary applicant) who is an applicant for a Training (Class GF) visa may be made at the same time and place as, and combined with, an application by that person or any other member of the family unit who claims to be a member of the family unit of the primary applicant.
(5) Subclasses:
Subclass 407 (Training)
1239 Family (Temporary) (Class GH)
(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(2) Visa application charge:
(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made)—the base application charge is $1 215; and
(b) second instalment (payable before grant of the visa):
Second instalment
Item Period of effect Amount
1 If the date to be specified by the Minister under paragraph 870.511(1)(b) of Schedule 2 in relation to the applicant’s visa will not be more than 3 years after the day the visa is granted $4 855
2 In all other cases $10 925
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.
(3) Other:
(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 the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(b) The applicant does not hold a Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa.
(c) The applicant is at least 18.
(d) The application specifies the person who is the parent sponsor of the applicant.
(e) Either:
(i) the applicant is outside Australia; or
(ii) the applicant has been permitted by the Minister to apply for a Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa while in Australia (but not in immigration clearance).
(f) The total period of effect of the Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visas (if any) previously held by the applicant is less than 10 years.
(4) Subclasses:
870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary))
1240 Skills in Demand (Class GK)
(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(2) Visa application charge:
(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):
(i) for an applicant who is in a class of persons specified in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this subparagraph under subregulation 2.07(5), the amount is nil; and
(ii) for any other applicant:
First instalment
Item Component Amount
1 Base application charge $3 210
2 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 $3 210
3 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 $805
(b) the second instalment (payable before grant of visa) is nil.
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: 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.
(3) Other:
(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 the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(c) An applicant for a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.
(d) An applicant in Australia must hold:
(i) a substantive visa; or
(ii) a Subclass 010 (Bridging A) visa; or
(iii) a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa; or
(iv) a Subclass 030 (Bridging C) visa.
(e) An application by an applicant who:
(i) seeks to satisfy the secondary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa; and
(ii) claims to be a member of the family unit of a person who seeks to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa (the primary applicant);
may be made at the same time and place as, and combined with, an application by the primary applicant or any other applicant who claims to be a member of the family unit of the primary applicant.
(f) If the applicant seeks to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa:
(i) a person must have nominated a proposed occupation (the nominated occupation) in relation to the applicant for a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa in a stream; and
(ii) the application must be for a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa in the stream for which the nominated occupation was nominated; and
(iii) the application must identify the nomination; and
(iv) one of the following must apply:
(A) the nomination has been approved under section 140GB of the Act and the approval of the nomination has not ceased under regulation 2.75;
(B) a decision in respect of the nomination has not been made under section 140GB of the Act; and
(v) the person who made the nomination must not be the subject of a bar under section 140M of the Act.
(g) If:
(i) the application is by a person seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa in the Specialist Skills stream or Core Skills stream; and
(ii) the nominated occupation in relation to the applicant is specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(iii) the applicant is in a class of persons specified in the legislative instrument for the occupation;
then:
(iv) the relevant assessing authority for the occupation must have assessed the applicant’s skills as suitable for that occupation within the period specified in the legislative instrument; or
(v) both of the following must apply:
(A) the applicant has made an arrangement with the relevant assessing authority for the occupation to assess the applicant’s skills;
(B) the relevant assessing authority has not completed the assessment.
(h) Paragraph (g) does not limit subclause 482.221(2) or (3) or 482.231(2) or (3) of Schedule 2.
(4) Subclasses:
482 (Skills in Demand)
1241 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS)
(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(2) Visa application charge:
(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):
First instalment
Item Component Amount
1 Base application charge $4 910
2 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 $2 455
3 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 $1 230
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: 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.
(b) second instalment (payable before grant of visa):
Second instalment
Item Applicant Amount
1 Applicant who:(a) was at least 18 at the time of application; and(b) is assessed as not having functional English $4,890
2 Any other applicant Nil
(3) Other:
(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 the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(b) An applicant may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.
(c) An applicant in Australia must hold:
(i) a substantive visa; or
(ii) a Subclass 010 (Bridging A) visa; or
(iii) a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa; or
(iv) a Subclass 030 (Bridging C) visa.
(d) An application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person who is an applicant for a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS) visa may be made at the same time as, and combined with, an application by that person.
(4) An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)) visa must meet the requirements in the table.
Requirements for applicants seeking to satisfy primary criteria
Item Requirements
1 The applicant must have been invited, in writing, by the Minister to apply for the visa
2 The applicant must apply for that visa within the period stated in the invitation
3 The applicant must not have turned 45 at the time of the invitation to apply for the visa
4 The applicant must nominate a skilled occupation:(a) that is specified in an instrument under subitem (5) at the time of the invitation; and(b) that is specified in the invitation as the skilled occupation which the applicant may nominate; and(c) for which the applicant declares in the application that the applicant’s skills have been assessed as suitable by the relevant assessing authority for that occupation and that the assessment is not for a Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa
5 The applicant:(a) is nominated by a State or Territory government agency and that nomination has not been withdrawn; or(b) declares in the application that the applicant is sponsored by a person who:(i) has turned 18; and(ii) is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
6 If the applicant declares in the application that the applicant (the primary applicant) is sponsored by a person (the sponsor) mentioned in paragraph (b) of item 5 of this table, the applicant also declares that:(a) the sponsor is usually resident in a designated regional area; and(b) the sponsor is related to the primary applicant, or the primary applicant’s spouse or de facto partner (if the primary applicant’s spouse or de facto partner is also an applicant for the grant of a Subclass 491 (Skilled Work (Provisional)) visa), as:(i) a parent; or(ii) a child or step‑child; or(iii) a brother, sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, step‑brother or step‑sister; or(iv) an aunt, uncle, adoptive aunt, adoptive uncle, step‑aunt or step‑uncle; or(v) a nephew, niece, adoptive nephew, adoptive niece, step‑nephew or step‑niece; or(vi) a grandparent; or(vii) a first cousin; and(c) each person who is also an applicant for the grant of a Subclass 491 (Skilled Work (Provisional)) visa, and claims to be a member of the family unit of the primary applicant, is sponsored by the sponsor
7 The applicant declares in the application that each of the following has a genuine intention to live, work and study in a designated regional area:(a) the applicant;(b) each person who is also an applicant for the grant of a Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)) visa and claims to be a member of the family unit of the applicant
(5) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify skilled occupations for the purposes of item 4 of the table in subitem (4).
(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(2) Visa application charge:
(a) first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):
First instalment
Item Component Amount
1 Base application charge $4 910
2 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 $2 455
3 Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 $1 230
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: 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.
(b) the second instalment (payable before grant of visa):
Second instalment
Item Applicant Amount
1 Applicant:(a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and(b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and(c) who satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa; and(d) to whom item 3 does not apply $9,800
2 Applicant:(a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and(b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and(c) who satisfies the secondary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa; and(d) to whom item 3 does not apply $4,890
3 Applicant who:(a) satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa on the basis of a nomination of the occupation of Minister of Religion; or(b) is a member of the family unit of an applicant referred to in paragraph (a) Nil
4 Any other applicant Nil
(3) Other:
(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 the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(b) An applicant may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.