Subclass 482 visa fees: what the official sources show

The Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa is a temporary visa, and the fees you pay depend on the base application charge plus any subsequent temporary application charge (STAC) that applies to you. The official Home Affairs pages do not publish a single flat fee for the subclass 482: the visa pricing table sets the base charge, and the STAC is calculated individually based on your visa history. Processing times for the subclass 482 are not published as a single figure either; the median for Skilled (Temporary) visas overall was 98 days in July 2026, but your application may take longer or shorter depending on completeness, Ministerial Directions, and the volume of applications on hand. You should verify the exact fee and expected time on the official pages before you lodge.

What the subsequent temporary application charge is

The subsequent temporary application charge applies to certain temporary visas, and it is payable by each person in your application based on their individual visa history. It is payable in addition to any other visa charges that apply at the time of lodgement. The charge is not paid for bridging, criminal justice, enforcement, or permanent visa applications.

The subclass 482 visa is listed in Table 1 of the STAC rules as one of the temporary visas being applied for that can attract the charge. That means if you are in Australia and meet the conditions in the STAC calculation steps, you may have to pay the charge on top of the base application charge.

When the subsequent temporary application charge does not apply

The STAC will not be charged for applications where at least one of the following applies:

• the base application charge for your application is nil
• the visa pricing table does not show a subsequent temporary application charge
• the visa pricing table shows the subsequent temporary application charge as nil
• the visa pricing table shows the subsequent temporary application charge as N/A
• the applicant is outside Australia while making their substantive temporary visa application
• the applicant is making their first substantive temporary visa application in Australia
• the subsequent temporary application charge formula evaluates the charge to nil

A substantive visa is a visa other than a bridging visa, a criminal justice visa, or an enforcement visa. If you are outside Australia when you apply for the subclass 482, the STAC will not apply to you.

How the subsequent temporary application charge is calculated

The charge is calculated for each applicant individually. The official steps are:

1. Are you in Australia applying for a visa of a kind specified in Table 1? If yes, go to step 2. If no, the charge is $0.
2. Do you hold, or was the last substantive visa you held, a visa of a kind specified in Table 2? If yes, go to step 3. If no, the charge is $0.
3. Did you apply for a visa specified in Table 2 when you were in Australia? If yes, go to step 4. If no, the charge is $0.
4. Do any of these situations apply?
   • Was the Table 2 visa for a new-born child, born after the primary applicant applied for the visa?
   • Was the Table 2 visa granted to the applicant by operation of law?
   • Was the Table 2 visa granted as a result of the Minister exercising ministerial intervention powers?
   • Was the Table 2 visa granted without the applicant making an application?
   • Was the Table 2 visa a student visa you were required to apply for because an education provider defaulted and was no longer able to deliver a course?

If any of a) to e) is yes, the charge for the applicant is $0. If all of a) to e) are no, the subsequent temporary application charge applies to the applicant.

Table 1 includes the subclass 482 Skills in Demand (SID) visa. Table 2 includes several visas that count as previous visas applied for in Australia, including the subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa, the subclass 482 Skills in Demand (SID) visa, the subclass 500 Student visa, the subclass 600 Visitor visa, and others.

What the official example shows about the charge

The Home Affairs page gives an example of a single applicant named Fritz. He applied for and was granted a Visitor (subclass 600) visa in his home country. He did not pay the STAC because the visa was granted while he was outside Australia. While in Australia and before that visa expired, he applied for a further Visitor visa. He did not pay the STAC because the visa he held had been applied for when he was outside Australia. He then applied for another Visitor visa while in Australia. This time he had to pay the STAC because he was applying for a visa liable for the charge, he was in Australia, and the visa he held counted towards the charge and had been applied for while he was in Australia.

In that example, the total visa application charge was made up of one base application charge of AUD380 and one subsequent temporary application charge of AUD700, for a total of AUD1080. The page notes that if Fritz had left Australia before the first in-Australia Visitor visa expired and applied for a further Visitor visa outside Australia, the STAC would not have applied.

The page also gives an example of a family, but the official guidance cuts off before the figures are shown. You should not rely on the example figures as a guide to the subclass 482 fee; they are illustrations only, and the page itself says you should consult the Visa Pricing Table to verify which charges apply to you.

Processing times for the subclass 482

The Home Affairs processing times page does not publish a separate median for the subclass 482. It publishes a median for the Skilled (Temporary) visa category, which was 98 days in July 2026. The page notes that Skilled (Temporary) visa processing times are affected by several factors, including Ministerial Directions related to Skilled visa processing priorities, application completeness, and the volume of applications received and on-hand. It also says some applications may be decided more quickly than others, and applications are not always processed in the order they are received.

For the subclass 482 specifically, Ministerial Direction 119 came into effect on 25 July 2026 and applies to on-hand applications, including the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) program, which was not previously included under Ministerial Direction 105. Prioritisation under Ministerial Direction 119 is afforded according to both occupation and the location of applicants at the time of application.

The priority order is:

1. Highest priority: applications supporting Australia’s law enforcement or defence interests where the applicant is in Australia at the time of application.
2. Second priority: applications supporting law enforcement or defence interests where the applicant is outside Australia.
3. Third priority: applications relating to construction, healthcare, and teaching occupations where the applicant is in Australia.
4. Fourth priority: all other applications where the applicant is in Australia.
5. Fifth and final priority: all other applications where the applicant is outside Australia.

This means that if you are in Australia and your occupation is in one of the priority categories, your application may be processed more quickly than others. If you are outside Australia and your occupation is not in a priority category, you are in the lowest priority group.

What affects processing time

The processing times page lists several reasons why processing times vary. These include whether applications have all necessary supporting documents, whether they are lodged online or on paper, how quickly responses to requests for further information are provided, how long it takes to receive information from external agencies (particularly relating to health, character, and national security requirements), the complexity of the application, the number of applications received, changes to Ministerial Directions, and the number of places available in the migration program for permanent visas.

The page recommends lodging a complete application to help avoid delays and, where possible, lodging complete nomination and visa applications together to support more efficient processing.

What to check before you lodge

The official pages do not give a single flat fee for the subclass 482. You must check the Visa Pricing Table on the Home Affairs website to see the base application charge for the subclass 482 and whether a subsequent temporary application charge is shown for your situation. The STAC is calculated per applicant, so if you are including family members, each person’s visa history matters.

You should also check the visa processing times guide tool on the Home Affairs website, which shows processing times for recently decided applications. The page says this is a guide only and not specific to your application. The processing times page also says information is updated regularly as new data becomes available, so you should check it close to the time you lodge.

Finally, note that the STAC is not the only charge that may apply. The base application charge, and any other charges that apply to your visa application at the time of lodgement, are separate. The official pages are the only reliable source for the current figures.