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Student Visa Cost Calculator
Applying for an Australian student visa (Subclass 500) involves a base application charge set by the Department of Home Affairs, plus additional costs you must budget for separately (OSHC, medical examination, biometrics). This calculator uses the published base charge effective 1 July 2026, and lets you add any additional applicant charges you have been quoted.
Published source figures used in this calculator
- Base application charge (primary applicant, Subclass 500): AUD 2,500 effective 1 July 2026 — Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874), Federal Register of Legislation — legislation.gov.au/F2026L00874 — retrieved 2026-08-07. Secondary-corroborated figure (see methodology note below calculator).
- Additional applicant charges: No verified government figure is published. Enter any amount quoted to you directly.
- OSHC: No government-set price. Not included in the calculated total. Compare at privatehealth.gov.au.
- Medical exam and biometrics: No verified figure available. Not included in the calculated total.
Your application
Additional charges may apply for subsequent applicants (e.g. accompanying family members included in your application). No verified government figure is published for this — enter any amount you have been quoted by DHA or your migration agent.
Application cost subtotal
AUD 2,500Estimate based on published DHA amounts as at 2026-08-07. Not advice. OSHC and medical/biometric costs are NOT included in this subtotal — see below.
Effective 1 July 2026. Source: Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874) — Federal Register of Legislation (secondary-corroborated — see methodology note on this page).
No verified government figure exists — based on the amount you entered above.
OSHC and medical/biometric costs are real additional costs NOT included here because no verified government figure exists for them. See the notes below to understand what to add separately.
Costs NOT included in the subtotal above — add these separately
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
OSHC cost varies by approved provider and policy length. There is no government-set price — each provider (ahm, Allianz Care, BUPA, CBHS, Medibank, nib) sets their own rates independently.
Compare approved providers at: Overseas Student Health Cover — Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (Australian Government) — privatehealth.gov.au
Medical examination and biometrics
Medical exam and biometric costs vary by location and provider — confirm current costs when booking your appointment.
Methodology note — base application charge
The AUD 2,500 base application charge (effective 1 July 2026) is sourced from the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 — legislation.gov.au/F2026L00874 — and cross-verified against multiple independent professional and legal sources reporting this exact amount and effective date. The primary instrument's full clause text was not directly extracted via available tools at time of retrieval (2026-08-07). If you need primary-verbatim confirmation, consult the instrument directly at the URL above or ask a registered migration agent.
General information only. This calculator provides an estimate based on amounts published by the Department of Home Affairs as at 2026-08-07. Figures are subject to change. This is not migration advice. For decisions about your visa application, consult a MARA-registered migration agent or an Australian immigration lawyer.
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Source: Department of Home AffairsUpdated: 7 August 2026View official source