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Employer Sponsored
Part 1: General information
Method of payment
In Australia
To make a payment, please pay by credit card, debit card, bank cheque or money order
made payable to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Debit card and credit
card are the preferred methods of payment.
Outside Australia
Before making a payment outside Australia, please check with the Australian
Government office where you intend to lodge your application as to what methods of
payment and currencies they can accept and to whom the payment should be made
payable.
Nomination fee
Employers who wish to sponsor workers through the ENS must pay a fee when they
lodge an employer nomination. There are no fees for employer nominations lodged
through the RSMS or Labour Agreement programs.
The current charges can be found on form 990i Charges, which is available on the
department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/990i.pdf
Second instalment of Visa Application Charge
Other costs
You will need to pay the second instalment of the Visa Application Charge if you do not
have functional English. This also applies to any migrating family member or relative
who is 18 years of age or older.
You should also be prepared to pay any other costs associated with your visa
application, such as the cost of certified translations of some documents, medical and
x-ray examinations, English language testing, and skills assessment.
Employers may also have to pay a fee to a Regional Certifying Body for certifying
employer nominations lodged through the RSMS.
Dependants
Partner
Your application may cover a family unit, namely a main applicant and, if applicable,
partner and dependants. It is important to note that your dependants must satisfy health
and character requirements before your application can be approved.
Note: Special arrangements may apply to health assessments for family members who
held a subclass 495, 475 or 485 visa at the time of application for an RSMS visa.
Your partner is your spouse or de facto partner.
For holders of an SIR visa applying for a subclass 857 visa, family relationships are based
on the situation when their SIR (Provisional) (Class YX) visa was approved.