New Year gift from Aust Gov

Rice

Rice

Resident Smart Arse
Australian Govt to cash in on visas for foreign love

The cost of a foreign affair is set to increase by several thousand dollars.
Australians who fall in love with or marry a foreigner will have to pay 50 per cent more for partner visa application fees.
The move was announced in the mid-year budget review on Monday and will raise $373.6 million in revenue over four years.
The price rise will come into force from January 1, 2015.


PARTNER VISA CHARGES
* Provisional and permanent partner visas - currently $3085 increased to $4627.50
* Prospective marriage visa - currently $3085 increased to $4627.50
* Temporary and permanent partner visas - currently $4575 increased $6865.50


(Source: Immigration Department)
 
Typical of all governments to tax the people who can and have to pay and give it to the freeloaders, just reinforces why I escaped and moved here.
 
Rice said:
Australian Govt to cash in on visas for foreign love

The cost of a foreign affair is set to increase by several thousand dollars.
Australians who fall in love with or marry a foreigner will have to pay 50 per cent more for partner visa application fees.
The move was announced in the mid-year budget review on Monday and will raise $373.6 million in revenue over four years.
The price rise will come into force from January 1, 2015.


PARTNER VISA CHARGES
* Provisional and permanent partner visas - currently $3085 increased to $4627.50
* Prospective marriage visa - currently $3085 increased to $4627.50
* Temporary and permanent partner visas - currently $4575 increased $6865.50


(Source: Immigration Department)
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Just to put the absurd fees in context, for those that are from the Northern hemisphere, the provisional and permanent partner visa (whatever that is) is around 125,000 Baht, whilst the temporary and permanent partner visa is an astonishing 185,000 Baht
 
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