# Regulations about visa application charge

> act-s45C — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

45C Regulations about visa application charge
          (1) The regulations may:
               (a) provide that visa application charge may be payable in
                   instalments; and
               (b) specify how those instalments are to be calculated; and
               (c) specify when instalments are payable.
          (2) The regulations may also:
               (a) make provision for and in relation to:
                     (i) the recovery of visa application charge in relation to
                         visa applications; or
                    (ii) the way, including the currency, in which visa
                         application charge is to be paid; or









                     (iii) working out how much visa application charge is to be
                           paid; or
                     (iv) the time when visa application charge is to be paid; or
                      (v) the persons who may be paid visa application charge on
                           behalf of the Commonwealth; or
                 (b) make provision for the remission, refund or waiver of visa
                     application charge or an amount of visa application charge;
                     or
                 (c) make provision for exempting persons from the payment of
                     visa application charge or an amount of visa application
                     charge; or
                 (d) make provision for crediting visa application charge, or an
                     amount of visa application charge, paid in respect of one
                     application against visa application charge payable in respect
                     of another application.