Migration law: Legal resources

Note: The fees listed below are effective from 1 July 2025.

Cheques or Money orders for the payment of fees should be made payable to the Federal Court of Australia.

A number of fees apply to Federal Circuit and Family Court proceedings pursuant to Schedule 1 Part 2 of the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court Regulations 2022.

The current fees are contained within the gazetted Annual federal courts and tribunals fee increases from 1 July 2025.

Document or service	Fee
Document or service	Corporations	Others
Filing an application (migration only) (201A)	(a) full fee—$4,015, or (b) if a Registrar or an authorised officer has determined that the person may pay a reduced fee under section 2.06A—$2,005
Response* Seeking different orders sought by applicant (207)	$2,005	$825
Interlocutory – interim (204)*	$1,205	$485
Setting down for hearing fee (215)*	$2,395	$995
Daily Hearing Fee* (for each hearing day, or part of a hearing day excluding the first hearing day) (216)	$2,395	$995
Mediation by a court officer* (For each attendance) (224)	$665
Filing an Application for a Review of a Registrar's Decision (205)*	$1,205	$485
For the hearing of an application (including a cross-claim) under subsection 256(2) of the Federal Circuit and Family Court Act – for each day or part of day (218)*	$2,395	$995
Filing a bill of costs (203)*	$325
Issuing a subpoena (222)*	$190	$95
On request, production of file and making of a copy or copies of a document or documents in the file: (219)
Production of the file	$60
For each page included in a copy made in accordance with the request	$1

* Note: this fee is not payable for human rights applications, some fair work applications, and small claims proceedings in fair work and consumer credit claims.

Note: in some cases, such as if you hold certain government concession cards or you can demonstrate financial hardship, you may be exempt from the payment of court fees or entitled to a reduced fee.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) has created three videos for people who are involved in a migration law case and may want to have a visa-related decision reviewed.

What can the Court do in migration cases?

This video is available translated into the following languages:

How will my migration case be managed through the Court?

This video is available translated into the following languages:

What do I need to know when I attend court for my migration case?

This video is available translated into the following languages:

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What can the Court do in migration cases?

How will my migration case be managed through the Court?

What do I need to know when I attend court for my migration case?