🇬🇧 United Kingdom → 🇦🇺 Australia · Cost breakdown
How much it costs to emigrate from the UK to Australia (2026)
The honest line-by-line, in AUD or pounds. Plus the funds you must show but not spend.
The total cost of moving from the UK to Australia depends on your family size and route. The #1 destination for British emigrants. As a UK passport holder you skip the English test, but the points-tested skilled visas and full family visa charges still add up fast.
The main cost buckets
- Skills assessment
- Visa application — primary applicant
- Visa charge — additional adult (18+)
- Visa charge — child (under 18)
- Immigration medical exams
- UK police certificate (ACRO)
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It varies by family size and visa route. Budget across visa fees, medicals and police checks (ACRO), flights, cross-border tax/pension advice, and a landing fund — use the estimator for a personalised range in AUD or pounds.
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Educational information only — not financial, tax, legal or migration advice. Fees reviewed 2026-06; verify current rules via official sources before acting.