Over the weekend, the federal government announced that, from 1 March, the application fee for two streams of the 485 graduate visa would be doubled from $2,300 to $4,600.
For secondary applicants, including family members, the visas have also doubled in price, to $2,300 for adults and $1,160 for people under 18.
For people who choose to live regionally, the costs are less than half, though they have also jumped 50 per cent.
Australia's new $2,300 visa price increase and more key changes. By Wing Kuang, SBS News