482 visa refused: ART deadline (28 days, not 21), who can appeal, fee
A subclass 482 visa was refused. This film covers the current ART deadline of 28 days, or 14 days in immigration detention, who can seek review, how notification dates are counted, and the $3,727 fee. General information, not migration advice. Figures as at September 2026.
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Chapters
- 0:00 482 visa refused: the deadline first
- 0:14 The current ART deadline
- 0:27 No extension, onshore or offshore
- 0:39 Who can ask for review
- 0:52 When the 28 days start
- 1:06 Review or reapply?
- 1:18 ART fee: $3,727
- 1:35 Refusal or sponsor loss?
- 1:52 What an agent consult costs
- 2:10 Where to read more
Transcript
If a subclass 482 visa was refused, check the ART deadline first. It's 28 days after notification, not the old 21-day rule.
Section 347 of the Migration Act sets the general period at 28 days after notification. If the applicant is in immigration detention on the day they're notified, it's 14 days.
It isn't an onshore-versus-offshore test, and the Tribunal has no power to extend it. Section 347 switches that power off, so the date in your notice is strict.
Who can seek review depends on where the applicant was when applying. From inside Australia, the applicant can seek review in some cases. From outside, only the sponsor or nominator can.
The 28 days run from legal notification, not the day the letter was opened. A posted document within Australia is taken as received 7 working days after its date, and 21 days after its date if sent overseas.
Review or a fresh application depends on why the 482 was refused, whether a new one can validly be lodged from your position, your visa status, and whether the evidence problem can be fixed.
From 1 July 2026 the ART fee for most migration reviews is $3,727, and half is refunded if the review succeeds. Character decisions under section 501 are a separate track with a 9-day deadline.
A refusal isn't the same as losing a sponsor. If you already hold a 482 and the job ends, condition 8607 allows up to 180 consecutive days, with a 365-day total across the visa. The old 60-day rule is obsolete.
If you want a registered agent to read the notice, Migratio's own data from September 2026 covers 686 quotes from 57 agents. The median initial consultation fee is $220, with the middle half between $150 and $275.
The full guide, with the official sources, is on migratio.com.au. The link is in the description. And if you'd like to talk it through, you can compare registered migration agents there, and see their fees before you book anything.
Short versions
- 482 refused: the ART deadline is 28 days, not 21 (0:31)
- Applied for a 482 from overseas? Review is the sponsor's (0:35)
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