Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Arrangements for Work and Holiday Visa Applicants from Argentina, Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Poland, Thailand, Turkey, United States of America and Uruguay IMMI 14/025 (Cth)

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA APPLICANTS FROM

ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, CHILE, INDONESIA, IRAN, MALAYSIA, POLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND URUGUAY

(Item 1224A and paragraph 462.221(c))

I, SOPHIE MONTGOMERY, Assistant Secretary, Temporary Visa Policy Branch, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under item 1224A of Schedule 1 and paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):

  1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 13/022, (F2013L00174), signed on 23 January 2013, specifying foreign countries, educational qualifications and addresses for the purposes of item 1224A of Schedule 1 to the Regulations and paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

  1. SPECIFY for the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following foreign countries AND SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations the educational qualifications in relation to the corresponding specified foreign country:

Country Educational Qualification
Islamic Republic of Iran Diploma or Degree
Kingdom of Thailand Diploma or Degree
Chile Tertiary qualification or have satisfactorily completed or have been approved to undertake a third year of undergraduate university study
The Republic of Turkey Hold tertiary qualifications, or have satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
United States of America Hold secondary school qualifications
Malaysia Hold tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
Indonesia Hold tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
Bangladesh Hold tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
Argentina Hold tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
Uruguay Hold tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
Poland Hold tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study
  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran:

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

PO Box 717

CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran:

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

3 Lonsdale Street

BRADDON ACT 2612

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by the Kingdom of Thailand:

Australian Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand

37 South Sathorn Road

Bangkok 10120

THAILAND

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Chile:

Australian Embassy, Santiago de Chile

Isidora Goyenechea 3621 Torre – B, Piso 12

Las Condes

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by the Republic of Turkey:

Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey

PK 32,
Cankaya 06552
Ankara
TURKEY

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by the Republic of Turkey:

Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey

MNG Building
Ugur Mumcu Caddesi 88, 7th Floor
Gaziosmanpasa
Ankara 06700
TURKEY

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following street addresses for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Malaysia:

Australian High Commission


6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng


Kuala Lumpur 50450


MALAYSIA

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Suite 19.06

19th Floor, Wisma MCA

163 Jalan Ampang,

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA 50450

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Malaysia:

Australian High Commission

PO Box 10921


Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA 50730

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Indonesia:

Australian Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia

Jalan H. R. Rasuna Said

Kav C15-16 (Kuningan)

Jakarta Selatan 12940

INDONESIA

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Bangladesh:

Australian High Commission

The Visa Office

184 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2

Dhaka 1212

BANGLADESH

  1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Bangladesh:

VFS Bangladesh Pvt, Ltd

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

ZN Tower, 1st floor, Plot # 2

Road 8, Block SW(1), Gulshan Avenue

Dhaka 1212

BANGLADESH

  1. SPECIFY for the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Argentina:

Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villanueva 1400

Buenos Aires C1426BMJ

ARGENTINA

  1. SPECIFY for the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Uruguay:

Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villanueva 1400

Buenos Aires C1426BMJ

ARGENTINA

16.       SPECIFY for the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal and street address for applicants who hold valid passports issued by Poland:

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179 Berlin

GERMANY

17.       SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(ab) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations that persons who hold a valid passport issued by the United States of America are a class of persons whose applications may be made in any foreign country.

This Instrument, number IMMI 14/025, commences on 1 August 2014.

Dated 31 July 2014

SOPHIE MONTGOMERY

Assistant Secretary, Temporary Visa Policy Branch

Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection