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Visa Application Charges

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On this page: Visa application charge schedule; Payment options - applicants residing in China and Payment options - applicants residing in Mongolia

Visa Application Charge Schedule

From 1 January 2010, the following visa application charges CNY (Chinese Yuan, or Renminbi, RMB) apply.

For further information on how application charges are updated, please follow this link:

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i/vac.htm

For applications lodged at the Beijing or Guangzhou Visa Offices, passports will be returned by EMS. The EMS fee is CNY 20 extra per application (for up to 5 Passports). For applications lodged in Guangzhou EMS is charged at a rate of CNY 23 per application. (Up to 4 passports).

From 1 October 2009, the Shanghai Visa Office will use SF Express (顺丰速运) to deliver passports and documents to clients.

SF Express will deliver within 3 days and will charge the receiver on delivery. The cost of delivery for 1 to 2 passports is between RMB 10 to RMB 20 depending on the distance from Shanghai.

For up to date information regarding visa application charges for all visa classes in Australian dollars, please visit the official immigration website at http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm

Once you have determined the Australian dollar amount from the Form 990i, you need to use the currency converter, also at the above address, to determine the equivalent amount in RMB.

Payment Options - Applicants residing in China

Option 1: At any China Post office by Chinese postal money order. When paying by postal order please note the following points:

• All information must be written in Chinese
• The money order must be for the exact amount
• The recipient must be the DIAC office at which you are lodging your visa application
• The postal order must include the recipient's address. Please see contact details for our DIAC offices in China
• The postal order should include the detailed address of the applicant
• You must write the full name of the applicant. If a representative of the applicant is paying the fee, the name of the applicant must also appear on the postal order.
• The notes section at the bottom of the postal order can be used to provide any additional information such as the subclass of visa you are applying for or the type of information booklet you wish to purchase.

* Please note that postal orders may take up to a week to arrive at our office and processing of an application cannot begin until the payment is received.

Option 2: In person at the client service counters of one of the three Visa offices in the PRC. Please note that our China offices can only accept payment in Chinese Yuan (CNY/RMB). We do not accept Australian, American or Hong Kong dollars, payment by credit card or personal cheques. Please check the client service hours of our offices.

Option 3: At any DIAC Office in Australia. The payer should inform the Visa office of the applicant's full name and the office in which the application will be lodged. The payment receipt should be attached to the application.

Please do not to send cash by mail.

Payment Options - Applicants residing in Mongolia

Most applicants from Mongolia will choose to lodge their applications through mail or courier, rather than coming to Beijing in person. Applicants must not send cash by mail or courier.

If lodging by mail or courier, then you can choose one of the following payment options:

Option 1: Ask a representative in China to pay the visa application charge for you at the Australian Embassy in CNY. They will need to provide you with the receipt number which you should submit with your application.

Option 2: Ask a representative in China to arrange a Chinese postal order in CNY for you.

Option 3: Ask a representative in Australia to pay the money for you at a DIAC office in Australia for you. They will need to provide you with the receipt number as you must provide this number to us when you lodge your application.

The Visa Application Charge must be paid in Chinese Yuan (CNY). United States Dollars (USD) are only accepted in the form of bank drafts. An USD bank draft from Mongolia should be issued in the name of “Australian Embassy Beijing”. Please note that a bank draft generally takes 60 working days to clear. We cannot begin processing an application until the bank draft has been cleared and payment received.

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