Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of a Class of Persons Who May Make an Internet Application For a Tourist Visa IMMI 06/047 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

CLASS OF PERSONS WHO MAY MAKE AN INTERNET APPLICATION FOR A TOURIST VISA

(REGULATION 1218(3)(d))

I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations"):

1.REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 05/037, signed on 28 June 2005, specifying a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Regulations; and

2.SPECIFY the following classes of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Regulations as:

Class 1

Persons who hold a passport issued by a country specified in column 2 of Schedule A and subject to the conditions (if any) specified in column 3 of Schedule A.

Class 2

Persons who:

(a)hold a passport issued by a country specified in column 2 of Schedule B and subject to the conditions (if any) specified in column 3 of Schedule B; and

(b)make their application through the services of an agent who is party to an agreement with Immigration to use an Internet facility for offshore tourist visa applications.

This Instrument, IMMI 06/047, commences on 21 August 2006.

Dated               19 August 2006   

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTE 1:  Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

NOTE 2:  Paragraph 1218(3)(d) provides that Internet applications may be made if, and only if, the applicant is in a class of persons specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d).]

SCHEDULE A

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Country	Conditions
1	Andorra	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Andorra
2	Austria	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Austria
3	Bahrain	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Bahrain
4	Belgium	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Belgium
5	Brunei	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Brunei
6	Canada	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Canada
7	Republic of Cyprus	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Cyprus
8	CzechRepublic	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the CzechRepublic
9	Denmark	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Denmark
10	Estonia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Estonia
11	Finland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Finland
12	France	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of France
13	Germany	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Germany
14	Greece	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Greece
15	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China	Nil
16	Hungary	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Hungary
17	Iceland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Iceland
18	Republic of Ireland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Ireland
19	Italy	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Italy
20	Japan	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Japan
21	Republic of Korea	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Korea
22	Kuwait	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Kuwait
23	Latvia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Latvia
24	Liechtenstein	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Liechtenstein
25	Lithuania	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Lithuania
26	Luxembourg	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Luxembourg
27	Malaysia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malaysia
28	Malta	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malta
29	Monaco	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Monaco
30	The Netherlands	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of The Netherlands
31	Norway	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Norway
32	Oman	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Oman
33	Poland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Poland
34	Portugal	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Portugal
35	Qatar	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Qatar
36	Republic of San Marino	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of San Marino
37	Singapore	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Singapore
38	Slovakia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovakia
39	Slovenia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovenia
40	Spain	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Spain
41	Switzerland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Switzerland
42	Sweden	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden
43	United Arab Emirates	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United Arab Emirates
44	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen
45	United States of America	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United States of America
46	Vatican City	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Vatican City

SCHEDULE B

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Country	Conditions
1	India	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of India