&gt; This doesn&#x27;t sound right. You apply for a PR visa. That&#x27;s it. The visa application cost doesn&#x27;t change depending on where you live.<p>I&#x27;ve done some more research. For the type of visa the OP wants (sponsored) it seems you&#x27;re right, there is no difference. For partner visas there was <i>absolutely</i> a difference in price (because it&#x27;s actually a different pair of visas depending on where you apply from) until recently, when all the prices increased to the same price.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.border.gov.au&#x2F;Trav&#x2F;Visa&#x2F;Fees&#x2F;previous-versions-of-visa-pricing-table-and-form-990i&#x2F;2june2014-to-31december2014" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.border.gov.au&#x2F;Trav&#x2F;Visa&#x2F;Fees&#x2F;previous-versions-of...</a>