How to Pay

Online applications

Acceptable payment methods for online applications are:

• credit card online
• BPAY using your Australian telephone or Internet banking service.
  Note: Currently BPAY can only be used by eVisa applicants in Australia for:
  • new student visa
  • renewing your student visa
  • permission to work on a Student visa.

For further information on services available online.
See: Online Applications

Note: The currency converter does not apply to internet applications paid for by credit card. The amount paid will be the Australian dollar (AUD) amount. If your credit card is in a currency other than AUD, the amount charged will be at the daily credit card rate plus any bank charges.

Applications lodged in Australia

Acceptable payment methods in Australia are by:

• credit card
• debit card in person
• bank cheque, made payable to 'DIAC'
• money order, made payable to 'DIAC'.

Payment by cash in person or personal cheque may delay processing.

Please do not send cash through the post.

Applications lodged at a processing centre in Australia

Acceptable payment methods for applications lodged in Australia at a processing centre are:

• credit card
• Australia Post money order made payable to 'DIAC'
• bank cheque
  • drawn on a bank with representation in Australia
  • in Australian dollars
  • made payable to 'DIAC'.
  or
• international money order:
  • drawn on a bank with representation in Australia
  • in Australian dollars
  • made payable to 'DIAC'.

Note:
1. Personal cheques are not accepted
2. Travellers' cheques are not accepted

The department has processing centres in Australia for many types of application.
See:
Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
Hobart Special Program Processing Centre
Perth Business Skills Processing Centre
Parent Visa Centre
Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre

Applications lodged outside Australia

When you have found the charge or fee in Australian Dollars (AUD), use the Currency Converter to find the equivalent amount in your local currency and the acceptable method of payment.
See: Currency Converter
See also: Method of Payment Accepted at Australian Missions

Note: If the charge or fee does not appear at step one of the Currency Converter, then:

• the visas on that page may only be applied for in Australia with Australian dollars, or
• applications may only be made online with payment by credit card, or
• the charges for services on that page do not use the converter, and will be converted at the immigration office using the daily exchange rate. Please contact the immigration office where you will be lodging your application for the daily exchange rate.
  See: Contact Details outside Australia

Paying in Australia for an overseas applicant

You can also pay the visa application charge in Australia for an applicant outside Australia.
Note: Personal cheques are not accepted as payment for applications to be lodged overseas unless prior, written approval has been obtained from the department.
See: Applications lodged in Australia