# Who is the person who pays an instalment of visa application charge

> reg-2.12K — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.12K Who is the person who pays an instalment of visa application charge
               For regulations 2.12F and 2.12H, the person who pays an amount by way of an
               instalment of visa application charge in relation to an application for a visa is:
                 (a) if the payment is made by an agent (whether or not a registered agent
                     within the meaning of Part 3 of the Act) on behalf of the applicant—the
                     applicant; and
                 (b) in any other case:
                       (i) if the payment is made by cheque—the drawer of the cheque; and
                      (ii) if the payment is made by a credit or debit card—the person named on
                           the card; and
                     (iii) if the payment is made in cash—the person presenting the cash; and
                     (iv) if the payment is made by bank cheque, bank draft, money order, or
                           other similar instrument:
                                (A) the person presenting the instrument; or
                                (B) if that person is not the person named on the instrument as the
                                    purchaser of the instrument (the purchaser), the purchaser;
                                    and
                      (v) if the payment is made by the PayPal system—the person whose
                           PayPal account was used for the payment.