Student visa (subclass 500)
For people who want to study full-time at a recognised educational institution in Australia.
- Main fee
- A$2,500
- Money to show
- A$29,710
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wording9 routes with quoted facts
Australia: routes compared
The same published facts for everyone: who each route is for, the main fee, the money to show and how long a decision takes. Open a route for the official wording and every source.
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Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
For international students who have finished their studies in Australia and want to stay to live, study and work; streams include Post-Higher Education Work and Post-Vocational Education Work.
- Main fee
- A$5,750
- Money to show
- Not stated on pages we read
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingSkills in Demand visa (subclass 482)
For skilled workers whose employer sponsors them for a job it cannot fill with a suitably skilled Australian; streams include Core Skills, Specialist Skills and Labour Agreement.
- Main fee
- A$4,015
- Money to show
- Not stated on pages we read
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingSkilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
For invited skilled workers, and eligible New Zealand citizens and Hong Kong or BN(O) passport holders, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia; the New Zealand stream is closed.
- Main fee
- A$6,135
- Money to show
- Not stated on pages we read
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingSkilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
For skilled workers nominated by an Australian state or territory government to live and work in Australia as permanent residents.
- Main fee
- A$6,140
- Money to show
- Not stated on pages we read
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingWork and Holiday visa (subclass 462)
For young adults from eligible countries who want an extended holiday in Australia and to work to fund it.
- Main fee
- A$840
- Money to show
- A$5,000
- Decision time
- 3 months
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingWorking Holiday visa (subclass 417)
For young adults from eligible countries who want an extended holiday in Australia and to work to fund it.
- Main fee
- A$840
- Money to show
- A$5,000
- Decision time
- 3 months
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingPartner visa (subclass 309 and 100)
For the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, applying outside Australia for the temporary and permanent visas together.
- Main fee
- A$11,710
- Money to show
- Not stated on pages we read
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingPartner visa (subclass 820 and 801)
For the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, applying in Australia for the temporary and permanent visas together.
- Main fee
- A$11,710
- Money to show
- Not stated on pages we read
- Decision time
- See official tool
Last checked 6 Nov 2026
Official points and wordingOther Australia visa types
50 more types from the official pages. Some have no quoted facts yet.
About this list. Current visas from the Home Affairs visa list (browser paste 6 Nov 2026; page last updated 25 Sep 2026). Bridging, crew, return and special-purpose visas left out; transit 771 not listed. Directory includes 400, 602, 405. Subclasses 132 and 124 closed (National Innovation 858 is current). Hub promoted to screening 6 Nov 2026 after Israr confirmed official fees and cleared check on screening facts. Home Affairs refuses our automatic checker (403) — do not get round it.
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Student Guardian visa (subclass 590)
For a parent or guardian who wants to come to Australia to support a child who holds a Student visa.
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Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
For skilled workers nominated by their employer to live and work in Australia permanently; streams are Direct Entry, Temporary Residence Transition and Labour Agreement.
Not yet checked against your profileSkilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494)
For skilled workers sponsored by a regional employer that cannot find a suitably skilled Australian worker; they live and work in a designated regional area.
Not yet checked against your profilePacific Engagement Visa (subclass 192)
For citizens of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste to live and work in Australia permanently; places are chosen by ballot.
Not yet checked against your profileRegional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
For skilled workers nominated by an employer in regional Australia to live and work permanently; the official site says the Direct Entry stream is closed to new applications.
Not yet checked against your profileTemporary Activity visa (subclass 408)
For people coming to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term, temporary basis, such as research, religious, sporting or entertainment work.
Not yet checked against your profileTemporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (subclass 400)
For people who need to do short-term, highly specialised work in Australia, or participate in an activity or event on a non-ongoing basis.
Not yet checked against your profileTraining visa (subclass 407)
For people taking part in workplace-based occupational training or a professional development program in Australia to improve their skills.
Not yet checked against your profileSkilled, points-based
Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191)
For holders of an eligible regional provisional visa who meet an income requirement and want to live and work in Australia permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileSkilled Regional visa (subclass 887)
For people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on an earlier eligible visa and want to stay permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileSkilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489)
For skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia; the official site says the Invited pathway is closed to new applications.
Not yet checked against your profileSkilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
For skilled people nominated by an Australian state or territory government to live and work in regional Australia.
Not yet checked against your profileSeasonal work
Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)
For people working in Australia in situations that improve international relations; streams include the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream, Government Agreement and Domestic Worker.
Not yet checked against your profileBusiness and investment
Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188)
Closed to new applicants: for people who want to own and manage a business, invest, or do entrepreneurial activity in Australia; the program closed but earlier applications are still processed.
Not yet checked against your profileBusiness Innovation and Investment (permanent) visa (subclass 888)
For entrepreneurs, investors and business owners who want to continue their activity and live in Australia permanently; streams include Business Innovation, Investor and Entrepreneur.
Not yet checked against your profileBusiness Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132)
Closed to new applicants: for people who want to start a new business or develop an existing business in Australia.
Not yet checked against your profileDistinguished Talent visa (subclass 124)
Closed to new applicants: a permanent visa for people with an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible field.
Not yet checked against your profileNational Innovation visa (subclass 858)
For people with an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible area, as a permanent visa.
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Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300)
For people who want to come to Australia to marry their prospective spouse, and then apply for a Partner visa.
Not yet checked against your profileJoin family
Adoption visa (subclass 102)
For children adopted outside Australia, to live in Australia with their adoptive parent.
Not yet checked against your profileAged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 114)
For a single older person outside Australia who relies on a relative in Australia for financial support, to move to Australia permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileAged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 838)
For a single older person in Australia who relies on a relative in Australia for financial support, to stay permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileAged Parent visa (subclass 804)
For an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to stay in Australia permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileCarer visa (subclass 116)
For people outside Australia who want to move there to care for a relative with a long-term medical condition who has no reasonable access to care in Australia.
Not yet checked against your profileCarer visa (subclass 836)
For people in Australia who want to stay to care for a relative with a long-term medical condition who has no reasonable access to care in Australia.
Not yet checked against your profileChild visa (subclass 101)
For a child outside Australia who wants to move to Australia to live with their parents.
Not yet checked against your profileChild visa (subclass 802)
For a child in Australia who wants to stay permanently and live with their parents.
Not yet checked against your profileContributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864)
For an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to stay in Australia permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileContributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 884)
For an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to stay in Australia temporarily.
Not yet checked against your profileContributory Parent visa (subclass 143)
For a parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to move to Australia permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileContributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173)
For a parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to live in Australia temporarily.
Not yet checked against your profileDependent Child visa (subclass 445)
For a child who wants to stay in Australia while their parent's permanent Partner visa application is processed.
Not yet checked against your profileNew Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (temporary) visa (subclass 461)
For a person who is not a New Zealand citizen but is a member of the family unit of a New Zealand citizen, to live and work in Australia.
Not yet checked against your profileOrphan Relative visa (subclass 117)
For a single child outside Australia whose parents have died, cannot care for them or cannot be found, to live with a relative in Australia.
Not yet checked against your profileOrphan Relative visa (subclass 837)
For a single child already in Australia whose parents have died, cannot care for them or cannot be found, to stay with a relative.
Not yet checked against your profileParent visa (subclass 103)
For a parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to move to Australia permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileRemaining Relative visa (subclass 115)
For people outside Australia whose only close family members live in Australia, to move there permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileRemaining Relative visa (subclass 835)
For people in Australia whose only close family members live in Australia, to stay permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileSponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 870)
For a parent of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who wants to visit Australia for a longer stay.
Not yet checked against your profileOther routes
Investor Retirement visa (subclass 405)
For people who want to stay in Australia after retiring, subject to the published Investor Retirement visa rules.
Not yet checked against your profileMedical Treatment visa (subclass 602)
For people who need to travel to Australia for medical treatment or consultations, or to support someone having medical treatment.
Not yet checked against your profileVisit
Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
For holders of an ETA-eligible passport who want to visit Australia as often as they wish over a set period; you apply through the Australian ETA App.
Not yet checked against your profileeVisitor (subclass 651)
For holders of eligible passports who want to visit Australia as often as they wish over a set period, for short stays.
Not yet checked against your profileVisitor visa (subclass 600)
For tourists, business visitors and people visiting family in Australia.
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Global Special Humanitarian (subclass 202)
For people facing human rights abuses who have a proposer or connection in Australia, or who want to join a member of their immediate family.
Not yet checked against your profileProtection visa (subclass 866)
For people who arrived in Australia on a valid visa and want to seek asylum; it is a permanent visa if Australia's protection obligations apply.
Not yet checked against your profileRefugee visas (subclass 200, 201, 203 and 204)
For people outside Australia who are subject to persecution in their home country, to move to Australia with their family.
Not yet checked against your profileResolution of Status visa (subclass 851)
For certain visa holders, including Temporary Protection and Safe Haven Enterprise visa holders who arrived before a set date, to resolve their status permanently.
Not yet checked against your profileSafe Haven Enterprise visa (subclass 790)
For people who arrived in Australia without a visa and want to seek asylum; it is a temporary visa if Australia's protection obligations apply.
Not yet checked against your profileTemporary Protection visa (subclass 785)
For people who arrived in Australia without a visa and want to seek asylum; it lets them stay temporarily if Australia's protection obligations apply.
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