Migration (IMMI 17/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2017 (Cth)

Migration (IMMI 17/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2017

I, Steven Groves, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, make the following instrument.

Dated: 14 December 2016

Steven Groves

Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary  1

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1

Part 2—Foreign Currencies   2

6............ Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies........................ 2

Schedule 1––Repeals   4

Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies 2016/035 - IMMI 16/035 4

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

This Instrument is the Migration (IMMI 17/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2017.

2  Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 January 2017.

3  Authority

This Instrument is made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations.

4  Definitions

In this Instrument:

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

5  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this Instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2—Foreign Currencies

6  Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies

For paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations, the following table specifies:

(a)  the currencies (Column 1);

(b)  the corresponding International Standards Organisation code (ISO Code) (Column 2); and

(c)  the corresponding exchange rate for the currency (Column 3).

Currencies for Paying of Fees
Item	Column 1 Currency	Column 2 ISO Code	Column 3 Exchange Rate
1	United Arab Emirates Dirham	AED	0.34061
2	Argentine Peso	ARS	0.08255
3	Bangladeshi Taka	BDT	0.01626
4	Brunei Dollar	BND	0.91844
5	Brazilian Real	BRL	0.3917
6	Bhutanese Ngultrum	BTN	0.01874
7	Canadian Dollar	CAD	0.94442
8	Chilean Peso	CLP	0.00189
9	Chinese Renminbi Yuan	CNY	0.18594
10	Colombian Peso	COP	0.00042
11	Egyptian Pound	EGP	0.07935
12	Ethiopian Birr	ETB	0.05687
13	Euro	EUR	1.38043
14	Fiji Dollar	FJD	0.61115
15	British Pound	GBP	1.54628
16	Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	0.16125
17	Indonesian Rupiah	IDR	0.96127
18	Israeli New Shekel	ILS	0.32786
19	Indian Rupee	INR	0.01877
20	Jordanian Dinar	JOD	1.77134
21	Japanese Yen	JPY	1.2056
22	Kenyan Shilling	KES	0.01256
23	Korean Won	KRW	0.00111
24	Sri Lanka Rupee	LKR	0.00867
25	Mongolian Tugrik	MNT	0.00054
26	Mauritius Rupee	MUR	0.03639
27	Mexican Peso	MXN	0.06609
28	Malaysian Ringgit	MYR	0.29967
29	Nigerian Naira	NGN	0.00399
30	New Zealand Dollar	NZD	0.89558
31	Papua New Guinea Kina	PGK	0.40225
32	Philippine Peso	PHP	0.02589
33	Pakistan Rupee	PKR	0.01208
34	Russian Rouble	RUB	0.01998
35	Saudi Arabian Riyal	SAR	0.33374
36	Solomon Islands Dollar	SBD	0.16007
37	Singapore Dollar	SGD	0.90393
38	Thai Baht	THB	0.03576
39	Tongan Pa'anga	TOP	0.57968
40	Turkish Lira	TRY	0.40702
41	US Dollar	USD	1.25078
42	Vietnamese Dong	VND	0.56752
43	Vanuatu Vatu	VUV	0.01191
44	Samoan Tala	WST	0.494
45	Central Pacific Franc	XPF	0.01158
46	South African Rand	ZAR	0.08987

Schedule 1—Repeals

Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies 2016/035 (F2016L00632)

1  The whole of the Instrument

Repeal the instrument.