A6.15 Other fee information (29/11/2010)

See also Immigration Act 2009 s 394

A6.15.1 Recovery of courier costs

INZ can charge or recover the cost of the courier delivery of documents to applicants.

A6.15.5 Reduced Residence application fee

1. Applicants who have paid the fee for one of the following temporary entry categories:
   1. Work to Residence - Long Term Skill Shortage List;
   2. Work to Residence - Talent (Arts, Sports and Culture);
   3. Work to Residence - Talent (Accredited Employer); and
   4. Long Term Business Visa

   will be charged a reduced residence class visa application fee as they have already paid a settlement component in their temporary entry fee.

2. These applicants should only receive settlement information once.

A6.15.10 Fee for a reconsideration of a temporary class visa application

1. Where applicants wish to have their visa application reconsidered, they can submit a new application and pay the reconsideration fee.
2. If, on reconsideration of the application, INZ finds that the initial decision was made in error, then the reconsideration fee may be refunded using existing discretionary powers by an immigration officer with the appropriate delegation.

A6.15.15 Fee for applications granted after consideration under Section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009

1. Temporary class visas granted after consideration under Section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009 will incur the appropriate Section 61 temporary class visa fee, instead of the visitor, student or work visa fee.
2. Residence class visas granted after consideration under Section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009 will incur the appropriate Section 61 residence class visa fee.

A6.15.20 Use of call out fee

1. Where an immigration officer with Schedule 1-3 delegations considers there are compelling reasons for an application to be treated as urgent, and this requires the office to be opened after hours, the call out fee should be applied.
2. In cases where the call out fee is used, the fee may be partially waived where the actual costs associated with the processing of the application are lower than the fee specified on the fees schedule.
3. The call out fee specified in the fee schedule is the maximum amount that can be charged in these situations.

A6.15.25 Offshore fees

The Department of Labour Corporate Finance completes a quarterly assessment of the fees in relation to foreign currencies, and adjusts them where there are significant currency fluctuations.

Effective 29/11/2010