See the government fees for every Australian visa in one place, plus sponsorship, levy, bond and review costs: complete list of Australian visa fees from 1 July 2026.
How much will the SID 482 visa cost?
- Primary applicant: $4,015
- Dependents aged 18+: $4,015 each
- Dependents under 18: $1,005 each
Standard Business Sponsorship fee
- Becoming an approved sponsor under the SID 482 visa program: $420
Nomination
- Nominating a visa applicant for the SID 482 visa: $330
SAF Fees (SID visa):
- Small business: $1,200 for each year of the nomination period (up to 4 years)
- Large business: $1,800 for each year of the nomination period (up to 4 years)
Small businesses are those with annual turnover of less than
0 million. Large businesses have turnover of
0 million or more.
Who pays which costs
The employer must pay the sponsorship fee, the nomination fee and the SAF levy, and cannot recover these costs from the worker. The visa application charges can be paid by either the employer or the worker.
Other costs to budget for
- health examinations for the applicant and any family members included
- police certificates from countries where the applicant has lived
- a skills assessment, where one is required for the occupation
- an English language test, unless the applicant is exempt
- certified translations of documents not in English
Employer sponsored visa guides
- Skills in Demand 482 visa
- 482 Core Skills stream
- 482 Specialist Skills stream
- 482 visa fees
- 482 visa path to PR
- Employer Nomination Scheme (186 visa)
- Regional employer sponsored (494 visa)
- Becoming a standard business sponsor
- Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy
- Labour agreements
- Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA)
- Employer sponsorship assessment
VisaEnvoy professional fees for SID 482 visa:
SID visas are complex and conducting an appropriate initial assessment takes time. VisaEnvoy professional fees for SID 482 visas could range between $5,500 to $7,500 (SBS, NOM, Visa) depending on the complexity of the case.
Contact us today for a commitment free briefing with our Registered Migration Agents in Melbourne to find more about your visa options.
If a client has a pending Subclass 482 visa application and associated nomination, and their employment is terminated, can the original nomination be withdrawn and a new nomination lodged by a different employer, with that new nomination then linked to the existing Subclass 482 visa application?
No.
A new nomination cannot be substituted into an existing Subclass 482 visa application.
If the original nomination can no longer proceed, the visa application will usually need to be withdrawn and re-lodged after the new employer’s nomination has been submitted.
In many cases, the visa application charge may be refundable where the associated nomination was not approved.
