Pay for your blue card application
If you’re applying for a blue card for paid work or business, you must pay an application fee.
You can either:
- pay for the fee yourself
- have your employer or organisation can pay it for you.
Pay for your own application
Apply online
If you apply through the online applicant portal, you can pay by:
- credit card
- debit card.
Apply using a paper form
You can pay by:
- BPOINT (note your BPOINT receipt number on your application form)
- cheque
- credit card or EFTPOS in person at reception.
Get your payment receipt
If you paid through the online applicant portal, you can download your receipt.
- Log in to the online applicant portal.
- Select Payment History.
- Find your payment.
- Select Download receipt PDF.
You cannot download a receipt:
- you paid through BPOINT
- you paid before 2020
- your employer or organisation paid for you.
If your employer or organisation paid the fee, ask them for a copy of the receipt.
If you paid through BPOINT or before 2020, email us to request a receipt.
If your employer is paying
Talk to your blue card coordinator before you apply.
If your employer is paying, they may give you a BPOINT receipt number to include in your application.
If someone else is paying your fee, they must pay through BPOINT before you apply.
Application fees
Fees are reviewed each year.
| Type of application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Blue card application (paid work or business) | $108.30 |
| Volunteer, student blue card or exemption card | No fee |
| Existing disability worker screening clearance applying for a blue card using the DWS form | $15.00 |
| Change from volunteer or student to paid work or business | $108.30 |
| Cancel a negative notice | $108.30 |
| Replacement card (all applicants) | $16.35 |
Application fees current from 1 July 2026.
Renewal fees are the same as new applications.
See the refund policy (PDF) for more information about refunds.
Who does not pay a fee
You do not pay an application fee if you are:
- a volunteer linked to organisation
- a student linked to an education provider
- an unpaid business operator for a not-for-profit organisation
- applying for an exemption card.
If you are a volunteer or student, speak to your organisation about linking your application before you apply.
You can also read the application guides for help.