Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2016 IMMI 15/146 (Cth)
Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK AND HOLIDAY AND WORKING HOLIDAYS VISA APPLICATIONS 2016
(Items 1224A and 1225 and paragraph 462.221(c))
I, JUDITH O’NEILL, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) for items 1224A and 1225 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations:
REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 15/116 signed on 9 September 2015 (F2015L01437);
SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the foreign countries in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
SPECIFY in the below table, for the purposes of a Work and Holiday (Temporary)(Class US) – Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa:
a)In Column A, for subregulation 2.07(6) of the Regulations, the classes of applicant;
b)In Column B, for subitem 1224A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved forms; and
c)In Column C, for paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the place and manner for lodging an application:
| COLUMN A Class of applicant | COLUMN B Form | COLUMN C Place and Manner |
| Applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the United States of America | 1208 or 1208E (Internet) | Applications, that are not Internet applications, may be made in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia. |
| Applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the People’s Republic of China | 1208 | Application must be made by appointment and in person at an address specified in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1 to this instrument for the corresponding country. |
| Applicants who hold a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument | 1208 | Applications must be made at the addresses, specified in Column 3 or Column 4 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument for the corresponding foreign country. |
SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the postal addresses and street addresses for lodging an application in Column 3 and Column 4, respectively, in the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument, for applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the corresponding foreign countries set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, that persons who hold a valid passport issued by China, or the United States of America are a class of persons who are not required to provide evidence of government support for grant of the visa;
SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1224A(3)(c)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, that a class of persons consists of holders of passports issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran;
SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. The educational qualifications, in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument, and the corresponding specified foreign country, in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
SPECIFY in the below table for the purposes of Working Holiday (Temporary)(Class TZ) – Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa:
a) In Column A, for subregulation 2.07(6) of the Regulations, the classes of applicant;
b)In Column B, for subitem 1225(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved forms; and
c)In Column C, the following place and manner for making an application for sub item 1225(3) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations:
COLUMN A Class of applicant: | COLUMN B Form | COLUMN C Place and Manner |
| The applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa | 1150; or 1150E | Applications may be made: · by Internet; OR · by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to: PO Box 1269 CAIRNS QLD 4870 |
| The applicant: · is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa; and · is the holder of a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Instrument; and · subject to the conditions, if any, specified in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 2 to this instrument for the corresponding country | 1150; or 1150E | Applications may be made: · by Internet; OR · in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia |
This Instrument IMMI 15/146 commences on 1 January 2016.
Dated: 16 December 2015
Judith O’Neill
Senior Executive Service, Band one, Temporary Visa Programme Branch, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
SCHEDULE 1
| Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa | ||||
| COLUMN 1 Foreign Countries | COLUMN 2 Educational Qualification the applicant must hold: | Place and manner | ||
| COLUMN 3 Postal address | COLUMN 4 Street address | |||
| 1 | Argentina | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Villanueva 1400 ARGENTINA | Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Villanueva 1400 ARGENTINA |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian High Commission The Visa Office | Australian High Commission The Visa Office OR VFS Bangladesh Pvt, Ltd Dhaka 1212 BANGLADESH |
| 3 | Chile | 1. tertiary qualification; or 2. has satisfactorily completed, or have been approved to undertake a third year of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Santiago de Chile Isidora Goyenechea 3621 Torre – B, Piso 12 Las Condes SANTIAGO DE CHILE | Australian Embassy, Santiago de Chile Isidora Goyenechea 3621 Torre – B, Piso 12 Las Condes SANTIAGO DE CHILE |
| Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa | ||||
| COLUMN 1 Foreign Countries | COLUMN 2 Educational Qualification the applicant must hold: | Place and manner | ||
| COLUMN 3 Postal address | COLUMN 4 Street address | |||
| 4 | China | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | not applicable | Application must be made by appointment and in person at one of the following addresses: Australia VFS Visa Application Centre Room D, E, F, G, H, I, 21st Floor OR Unit 02,29/F Guangzhou, CHINA, 510623 OR Australia Visa Application Centre |
| Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa | ||||
| COLUMN 1 Foreign Countries | COLUMN 2 Educational Qualification the applicant must hold: | Place and manner | ||
| COLUMN 3 Postal address | COLUMN 4 Street address | |||
| 5 | Indonesia | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalan H. R. Rasuna Said | Australian Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalan H. R. Rasuna Said |
| 6 | Islamic Republic of Iran | Diploma or Degree | Department of Immigration and Border Protection PO Box 717 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 | Department of Immigration and Border Protection 3 Lonsdale Street BRADDON ACT 2612 |
| 7 | Kingdom of Thailand | Diploma or Degree | Australian Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand 37 South Sathorn Road Bangkok, 10120, THAILAND | Australian Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand 37 South Sathorn Road Bangkok, 10120, THAILAND |
| 8 | Malaysia | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian High Commission PO Box 10921 | Australian High Commission OR Australia VFS Visa Application Centre Kuala Lumpur, 50450, MALAYSIA |
| Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa | ||||
| COLUMN 1 Foreign Countries | COLUMN 2 Educational Qualification the applicant must hold: | Place and manner | ||
| COLUMN 3 Postal address | COLUMN 4 Street address | |||
| 9 | Poland | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office D-10179 Berlin GERMANY | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office |
| 10 | Portugal | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office D-10179 Berlin GERMANY | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin GERMANY |
| 11 | Republic of Turkey | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey PK 32, | Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey MNG Building |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY |
| Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa | ||||
| COLUMN 1 Foreign Countries | COLUMN 2 Educational Qualification the applicant must hold: | Place and manner | ||
| COLUMN 3 Postal address | COLUMN 4 Street address | |||
| 14 | Spain | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY | Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany Visa Office Wallstrasse 76-79 D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY |
| 15 | United States of America | secondary school qualifications | for forms which are not Internet forms: applications may be made in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia | for forms which are not Internet forms: applications may be made in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia |
| 16 | Uruguay | 1. tertiary qualifications; or 2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study | Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Villanueva 1400 ARGENTINA | Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Villanueva 1400 ARGENTINA |
SCHEDULE 2
| Item 1225 - Working Holiday (Temporary)(Class TZ) - Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa | ||
| COLUMN 1 Foreign Countries | COLUMN 2 Conditions | |
| 1 | Belgium | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Belgium |
| 2 | Canada | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Canada |
| 3 | Denmark | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Denmark |
| 4 | Finland | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Finland |
| 5 | France | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of France |
| 6 | Italy | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Italy |
| 7 | Norway | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Norway |
| 8 | Sweden | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden |
| 9 | The Netherlands | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of The Netherlands |
| 10 | The Republic of Ireland | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Ireland |
| 11 | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen or British National (Overseas) |
| 12 | Estonia | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Estonia |
| 13 | Germany | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Germany |
| 14 | Japan | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Japan |
| 15 | Malta | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malta |
| 16 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China | Nil |
| 17 | The Republic of Cyprus | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Cyprus |
| 18 | The Republic of Korea | Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Korea |
| 19 | Passports issued by the authorities of Taiwan | Passport must not purport to be an official or diplomatic passport |
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