Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN)
1114C Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN)
Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
Visa application charge:
first instalment (payable at the time the application is made):
for an applicant:
who is seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visa and who holds a valid passport issued by a Pacific‑regional country; or
whose application is combined, or sought to be combined, with an application made by that person:
First instalment | ||
|---|---|---|
Item | Component | Amount |
1 | Base application charge | $5 035 |
2 | Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 | $2 515 |
3 | Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 | $1 260 |
for any other applicant:
First instalment | ||
|---|---|---|
Item | Component | Amount |
1 | Base application charge | $6 140 |
2 | Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18 | $3 070 |
3 | Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18 | $1 535 |
Regulation 2.12C explains the components of the first instalment of visa application charge and specifies the amounts of subsequent temporary application charge and non‑Internet application charge. Not all of the components may apply to a particular application.
Additional applicant charge is paid by an applicant who claims to be a member of the family unit of another applicant and seeks to combine the application with that applicant’s application.
second instalment (payable before grant of visa):
Second instalment | ||
|---|---|---|
Item | Applicant | Amount |
1 | Applicant: (a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and (b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and (c) who satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa; and (d) to whom item 3 does not apply | $9 800 |
2 | Applicant: (a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and (b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and (c) who satisfies the secondary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa; and (d) to whom item 3 does not apply | $4 890 |
3 | Applicant who is: (a) nominated as a Minister of Religion by a religious institution; or (b) a member of the family unit of an applicant referred to in paragraph (a); or (c) an applicant who meets the requirements of subclause 187.311(3), (4) or (5) of Schedule 2 | Nil |
4 | Any other applicant | Nil |
Other:
Subject to subitem (3A), an application by a person seeking to satisfy the primary criteria in a stream must be made before 16 November 2019.
An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
An applicant may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance.
An applicant in Australia must hold:
a substantive visa; or
a Subclass 010 (Bridging A) visa; or
a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa; or
a Subclass 030 (Bridging C) visa.
An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria must declare in the application that the position to which the application relates is a position nominated under regulation 5.19.
An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria must declare in the application (the primary application) whether or not either:
the applicant; or
any person who has made a combined application with the applicant;
has engaged in conduct, in relation to the primary application or the combined application, that constitutes a contravention of subsection 245AS(1) of the Act.
An application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person who is an applicant for a Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visa may be made at the same time as, and combined with, the application by that person.
Paragraph (3)(aa) does not apply if:
the stream is the Temporary Residence Transition stream; and
the applicant is a transitional 457 worker or transitional 482 worker at the time the application is made.
Subclasses:
Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme)
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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