# Australia Visitor Visa Fees for Indians: From AUD 250, and What Sits on Top

> The Subclass 600 tourist stream starts at AUD 250 per applicant, with a stay of up to 12 months. Health, biometrics and agent charges are extra.

- Published: 2026-08-22
- Author: VisaGyan (VisaGyan)
- Canonical: https://visagyan.in/australia-visa-fees-for-indians
- Official sources:
  - https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/visitor-600/tourist-stream-overseas
  - https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/visitor-600

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Australia is one of the more expensive visitor visas an Indian passport applies for, and the published figure is a floor rather than a price.

## The official number

The Department of Home Affairs lists the Visitor visa (subclass 600), tourist stream applied for from outside Australia, as: **"Cost — From AUD250.00 (concessions apply in limited circumstances)"**, with a stay of **"Up to 12 months"**.

Two words carry weight. **From** — the department directs applicants to its Visa Pricing Estimator because the charge varies with circumstances, and adds that "the estimator does not take into account the other costs." And **up to** — twelve months is the ceiling on what may be granted, not the default.

The charge is per applicant. A family of four is four fees, and the visa application charge is not refunded if the application is refused.

## What lands on top

- **Biometrics.** Collected at a service centre in India, charged separately.
- **Health examination.** Requested case by case, more likely for longer stays or certain histories; paid to the panel clinic, not to the department.
- **Translation and courier.** Ordinary but non-zero.
- **Agent fees**, if you use one. Optional — Australia's application is filed online by the applicant, and no agent is required.

## Where Indian applications actually fail

Not on the fee. The subclass 600 is a genuine-temporary-entrant assessment: the officer is deciding whether you intend to leave. Bank balances that appear the week before filing, an itinerary that does not match the funds, and a sponsor letter with no relationship evidence are the recurring problems. The document set and the way the assessment works are in [Australia visitor visa 600 from India](/australia-visitor-visa-600-from-india).

Two comparisons worth having before you commit: at AUD 250 the Australian visa costs several times what most Southeast Asian routes cost an Indian traveller ([visa fees for Indians in 2026](/visa-fees-for-indians-2026)), and unlike the Schengen or UK routes there is no published legal maximum on the decision time.

*VisaGyan is an independent journal, not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs. Figures checked against immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, 22 August 2026; use the department's Visa Pricing Estimator for your exact charge.*