Pacific Island and Timor-Leste international students eligible for partial refunds

From 1 July 2024, eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who have lodged a Student (Subclass 500) Visa or Student Guardian (Subclass 590) Visa application can claim a refund for part of their visa application charge.

You are eligible for a partial refund if the primary applicant holds a valid passport issued by one of the following countries at the time you request a refund:

• Fiji

• Kiribati

• Marshall Islands

• Micronesia

• Nauru

• Palau

• Papua New Guinea

• Samoa

• Solomon Islands

• Timor-Leste

• Tonga

• Tuvalu

• Vanuatu

The partial refund amounts you can claim are:

You can request a partial refund any time after you lodge your application by following these steps:

1. Login to your ImmiAccount

2. From the 'My Payments' drop-down tab, select 'Manage Payments'

   • Previous payments and their status will be displayed

   • If the payment status in ImmiAccount is 'Credit' or ‘Paid’ a refund can be requested.

3. From the actions menu, select the 'Request Refund' option.

   • A new screen will display that allows you to begin your refund request.

4. For ‘Refund reason’ select ‘Pacific or Timor-Leste Student’

The Department of Home Affairs will then refund the payment to the same account used for the original payment of the visa application charge.

Should you require any assistance with your Student Visa application or Student Guardian Visa application, please email info@inclusivemigration.com.au or submit an enquiry using the contact form on our website.