Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Transit Passengers who are Eligible for a Special Purpose Visa IMMI 14/090 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

TRANSIT PASSENGERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE VISA

(Paragraph 2.40(1)(n))

I, the Honourable SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under paragraph 2.40(l)(n) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 14/029 (F2014L00450) signed on 17 April 2014 specifying transit passengers for the purposes of paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations; AND

1. SPECIFY each class of persons specified in clauses (a) to (d) of the schedule to this Instrument as a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations.

This Instrument, IMMI 14/090, commences on 6 October 2014. 

Dated                          2.10.2014

Scott Morrison

The Honourable Scott Morrison Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

SCHEDULE

(a)        Citizens of the following foreign countries:

Andorra	Kiribati	Republic of South Africa
Argentina	Latvia	Republic of Marshall Islands
Austria	Liechtenstein	Samoa
Belgium	Lithuania	San Marino
Brunei	Luxembourg	Singapore
Canada	Malaysia	Slovakia
Cyprus	Malta	Slovenia
Czech Republic	Mexico	Solomon Islands
Denmark	Monaco	South Korea
Estonia	Nauru	Spain
Federated States of Micronesia	Netherlands	Sweden
Fiji	New Zealand	Switzerland
Finland	Norway	Thailand
France	Palau	Tonga
Germany	Oman	Tuvalu
Greece	Papua New Guinea	United Arab Emirates
Hungary	Philippines	United Kingdom (including its colonies)
Iceland	Poland	United States of America
Indonesia	Portugal	Vanuatu
Ireland	Qatar	Vatican
Italy	Republic of Bulgaria
Japan	Republic of Chile

(b)       Residents of Hong Kong holding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports or British National Overseas (BNO) passports.

(c)        Residents of Taiwan holding a passport issued by the authorities of Taiwan (other than passports purported to be official or diplomatic passports).

(d)       Diplomatic passport holders, excluding holders of:

Arab Non-National Passports; and

Diplomatic passports from the following foreign countries:

Afghanistan	Jordan	Russian Federation
Algeria	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
Angola	Lebanon	Sierra Leone
Bahrain	Libya	Somalia
Comoros	Madagascar	Sudan
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Mauritania	Syria
Egypt	Morocco	Tunisia
Iran	Pakistan	Zimbabwe
Iraq	Republic of Yemen