User-pays system under new visa pricing model

The Gillard Government will implement a new visa fee system to ensure taxpayers are no longer subsidising visa applications, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, announced today. Mr Bowen said the significant changes included the introduction of a fee for dependants of visa applicants from July 2013

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