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Visa Application Charges
On this page: Introduction and Payment options
Introduction
The following changes to the CNY (Chinese Yuan, or Renminbi, RMB) value of visa application charges come into effect on 1 July 2008:
| • Tourist visas (subclass 676) | – CNY 690 |
| • Short Stay Business visas (subclass 456) | – CNY 690 |
| • Temporary Residence (non-business) visas | – CNY 1,730 |
| • Business (Long Stay) Visa - Subclass 457 - visa application | – CNY 1,730 |
| • Business (Long Stay) Visa - Subclass 457- sponsorship | – CNY 1,970 |
| • Business (Long Stay) Visa - Subclass 457- nomination | – CNY 410 |
| • Student Visa - Subclass 570-576 | – CNY 3,110 |
| • Partner/Family Migration visas | – CNY 9,810 |
| • Resident Return visas | – CNY 1660 |
| • Citizenship by Descent | – CNY 760 |
Passports will be returned by registered mail normally, postal fee is included in the application charge. If you request us to return the passport by EMS, please pay CNY 20 extra per person. (Up to 5 Passports)For applications lodged in Guangzhou EMS is charged at a rate of CNY 23 per application. (Up to 4 passports)
For up to date information regarding visa application charges in Australian dollars, please visit the official immigration website 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
Option 1: At any China Post office by Chinese postal money order. Applications submitted by mail must be paid for by postal 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.
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Post |
Payment Method |
Notes |
| Beijing | cash postal order bank draft (applications from Mongolia only) |
Bank Drafts in USD are only accepted for payment of applications from Mongolia. ** Please fill in applicant's name in the additional note box on postal order. |
| Shanghai | cash postal order |
Please ensure payee's name is recorded as "澳大利亚驻上海总领事馆签证处", and payee's address is recorded as "上海商城西峰401室, 上海南京西路1376号, 邮编: 200040". |
| Guangzhou | cash postal order |
Applications submitted by mail must be paid for by postal order. |
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 pink copy of the payment receipt should be attached to the application.
** Please note: The US Dollar bank draft from Mongolia should be issued in the name of “Australian Embassy Beijing”. Please note that the bank draft generally takes 60 working days to clear. The processing of an application cannot begin until the payment has been received.
Please do not to send cash by mail.
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