GSM 175 Fee

I thought they only quoted AUD and not GBP on the website.

I tried to find the page where is actually said the charge but failed
Which page shows the charges or it is part of the application?

Don't forget that really you're converting AUD to GBP to PKR so there's bound to be a difference.

Regards,
Karen

I'm no expert but if you are paying with a UK credit card then you will get charged the UK GBP price. Of course you will still have to do a conversion of PKR to pay the UK credit card.

Looking at other converters online they are giving you a good price since with other converters 2525 AUD is even more GBP than they are quoting!

Maybe someone who applied from Pakistan will apply since I applied from the UK so only had to deal with one currency conversion (AUD to GBP).

Regards,
Karen

Dear shakeelahmad

You might have to call and check with your bank for associated charges if using British Debit card for international transaction in foreign currency.

My experience in such transaction, I had paid $10 each transaction, plus their exchange rates was also not so good, I am refereing to days when 1$ used to be INR 48, but I use to get 1$=INR42

Check with your bank, they might suggest you a better option

As far as I understand the currency converter it is there to indicate the applicable charge, in local currency, when applying for offshore visas which are processed in the offshore country.

So, for example, if you were applying for a spouse visa in the UK, the application would be processed in London and you would be paying whatever the converter shows as the GBP equivalent of AUD$1705.

If, however, you are applying for a skilled visa, the application is deemed to be made onshore (in Australia) so the currency converter is irrelevant and the fee is AUD$2525. If you use your UK bank card to make the payment then the bank will decide how much you will pay in GBP (the bank will apply it's own rate and will also add a charge for a foreigh transaction).

I hope that makes sense?

Cheers,
Veronika

Thanks for clearing that up Veronika.

Thanks both ... i'll schedule transaction within this week and would post here - what happened.