Inbound Migration - Australia

17/07/2026

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Now is the time to become a citizen. It’s easier and less expensive.

𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀’𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐁𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟏% — 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒

🇦🇺 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

Australia’s Resident Return Visa (RRV) fee has increased significantly, creating new financial pressure for many permanent residents who need to travel overseas and return to Australia.

From 1 July 2026, the cost of a Resident Return Visa increased from $490 to $1,475 a rise of 201%.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀?

The Resident Return Visa (Subclass 155/157) allows Australian permanent residents and eligible former permanent residents to maintain their ability to travel overseas and return to Australia after their travel facility expires.

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃?

❌ Many permanent residents say the increased fee makes visiting family overseas more expensive.

❌ Migrants who frequently travel for family, cultural or personal reasons may feel the biggest impact.

❌ Some argue that large visa fee increases add extra financial pressure on people who have already built their lives and contributed to Australia.

𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀’𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌

The RRV fee increase is part of wider visa fee changes introduced by the Australian Government. Several other visa categories have also experienced fee adjustments.

𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

The government says visa fee changes help support Australia’s migration system and broader administrative costs.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

📌 Check your current visa travel facility expiry date.

📌 Plan overseas travel carefully before your travel rights expire.

📌 Eligible permanent residents may also consider Australian citizenship pathways, which can provide greater travel security.

Australia’s migration rules and fees continue to change. Permanent residents should stay updated to avoid unexpected costs and travel issues.

DISCLAIMER: This disclaimer applies to all social media posts from Temporary Visa Holders Australia. The content shared does not constitute immigration, legal, or professional advice and must not be relied upon as such. All information is provided as a general guide only, based on details available at the time of publication and subject to change.

08/07/2026

Be sure to use a registered Mara agent especially now with fees so high you really can’t afford to make any mistakes.

There are people in Australia, like Dodgy Dave, who are unlawfully charging for immigration advice and exploiting vulnerable visa applicants.

If that’s you – we’re onto you.

We are taking strong action. We recently removed a non-citizen who scammed international students and lodged fraudulent visa applications. They now face bans on returning to Australia.

If you give paid immigration advice without being a registered migration agent or an Australian legal practitioner, you’re committing a serious offence. Non-citizens can face visa cancellation, detention and removal.

If you’re doing the wrong thing, stop now – or expect consequences.

Report immigration fraud confidentially at Border Watch:
https://www.borderwatch.gov.au

01/07/2026

Insane increases from today.

14/04/2026

01/04/2026

Inbound Migration tackles difficult case
We were contacted by a frantic mother located in Canada on the weekend, whose son, here to study medicine at a QLD university, told us that her son’s enrolment had been cancelled because they stated that the student did not hold a valid visa any longer. Potentially facing losing over $40,000AUD in university enrolment fees, the mother contacted us for help with less than a week to go to withdraw from the course. This degree in medicine is more than $350, 000 and the university was blankly refusing to keep his admission.
We assessed the situation to discover where the problem lay and identified some failings of the university. We contacted them to advise them of the situation and after many emails, we were able to rectify the situation and have the certificate of enrolment re-instated.
From there we worked with the student and his mother to resolve the issues with the visa. We have even gone so far as assisting with the booking of the flight, visa and accommodation in New Zealand within a day of receiving the new CoE.
The mother was so grateful for the work we put in and for the successful outcome praising our tenacity and professionalism.
Its cases like this where we excel. Often agents won’t tackle difficult or complex cases or in some cases, provide bad or misguided advice which can often exacerbate the problem further.
At Inbound Migration, we don’t shy away from difficult cases, we rise to the challenge and offer you the best advice, working with you to resolve the situation.
Not all difficult cases can be resolved, but we can promise that we will do everything possible to resolve the situation and get you the best outcome we can.

17/03/2026

Help Families Affected by New Travel Ban Laws!

05/03/2026

Contact us at www.inboundmigration.com.au

03/03/2026

Iran now added.

03/03/2026

Do you need help now to stay lawful?