Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Classes of Persons Who May Make an Internet Application For a Tourist Visa IMMI 07/009 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

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

(REGULATION 1218(3)(d))

I, TERESA GAMBARO, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (“the Regulations”):

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 06/047, signed on 19 August 2006, specifying classes of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Regulations; and

1. 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 07/009, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated   22 March 2007   

TERESA GAMBARO

Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[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	Czech Republic	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Czech Republic
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	Romania	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Romania
38	Singapore	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Singapore
39	Slovakia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovakia
40	Slovenia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovenia
41	Spain	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Spain
42	Switzerland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Switzerland
43	Sweden	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden
44	United Arab Emirates	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United Arab Emirates
45	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen
46	United States of America	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United States of America
47	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