Rules that determine whether there is a valid application for the Department to consider.
Visa application charges
Charge
Amount
Main applicant - Regional Provisional Visas stream
AUD $630 (non-Pacific-regional rate; a lower Pacific-regional rate may apply)[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1139(2)(a)]
Additional applicant 18+ - Regional Provisional Visas stream
AUD $315 (non-Pacific-regional rate; a lower Pacific-regional rate may apply)[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1139(2)(a)]
Additional applicant under 18 - Regional Provisional Visas stream
AUD $160 (non-Pacific-regional rate; a lower Pacific-regional rate may apply)[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1139(2)(a)]
Main applicant - Hong Kong (Regional) stream
AUD $6,135 (non-Pacific-regional rate; a lower Pacific-regional rate may apply)[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1139(2)(a)]
Additional applicant 18+ - Hong Kong (Regional) stream
AUD $3,065 (non-Pacific-regional rate; a lower Pacific-regional rate may apply)[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1139(2)(a)]
Additional applicant under 18 - Hong Kong (Regional) stream
AUD $1,535 (non-Pacific-regional rate; a lower Pacific-regional rate may apply)[F2026L00874 Sch 3 · item 1139(2)(a)]
Application and grant location
Item
Rule
Application lodged
In or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance
[item 1139(3)(b)]
Visa held at application
Situation
Requirement
Regional Provisional Visas stream - primary applicant
Must hold a regional provisional visa (usually a Subclass 491 or 494 visa) and have held it for at least 3 years at application
[item 1139(3)(c)(i)]
Hong Kong (Regional) stream - primary applicant
Must hold a Hong Kong or BNO passport and a qualifying visa under the Hong Kong stream rule, including grant-date and visa-effect conditions, held for at least 3 years
[item 1139(3)(c)(i)]
Family members
Item
Requirement
Combined application
Eligible family members can be included in a combined application
[item 1139(3)(d)]
Aged-out family members
Some family members from the same regional provisional visa may be preserved for the 191 pathway, but role swaps need careful checking
[item 1139(3)(d)]