Migration Regulations 1994 Specification under paragraph 2.04(3)(b) and subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii) Specified Place June 2011 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFIED PLACE

(PARAGRAPH 2.04(3)(b) AND SUBPARAGRAPH 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii))

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 2.04(3)(b) and subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

1.         REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 11/045 signed on 31 May 2011, specifying places for the purpose of subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii); AND

2.         SPECIFY the places mentioned in the Schedule to this instrument for the purposes of paragraph 2.04(3)(b) and subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii).

This Instrument number, IMMI 11/028, commences on 1 July 2011, immediately after

the commencement of Migration Legislation Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1).

Dated 20 June             2011

CHRIS BOWEN

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1:     Paragraph 2.04(3)(b) provides that a personal identifier is to be provided at a place specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.

NOTE 2:      Subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii) provides that a personal identifier is to be provided at a place specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.

NOTE 3:      Subregulation 2.04(3) provides that, for paragraph 40(3)(a) and subsection 40(5) of the Act, a circumstance is that a person is an applicant for a class of visa and is not in Australia at the time of the applications and the personal identifiers mentioned in subregulation (6) are provided at a place specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for paragraph 2.04(3)(b).

NOTE 4: Subregulation 2.08AC(4) provides that, for subsection 46(2C) of the Act, a circumstance is that the application is not an application for a bridging visa or a Witness Protection (Trafficking) (Permanent) (Class DH) visa that is made by an applicant who is outside Australia at the time of application and the personal identifier (fingerprints of a person (including those taken using paper and ink or digital live scanning technologies); or a photograph or other image of the applicant’s face and shoulders) is to be provided at a place specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii).]

Schedule

1. Bangladesh

Dhaka:   VFS Bangladesh Pvt, Ltd

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

ZN Tower, 1^st Floor, Plot # 2

Road 8, Block SW(1), Gulshan Avenue

Dhaka 1212

Bangladesh

Sylhet:             VFS Bangladesh Pvt, Ltd

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Garden Towers, 1^st Floor, Shahjalal Bridge

Link Road Mendhibagh

Sylhet - 3100

Bangladesh

2. Zimbabwe

Harare :           Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

7 Natal Road, Belgravia

Harare

Zimbabwe

3. United Arab Emirates

Dubai:             Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Office No 201, Level 2

Business Atrium Building

Street No 2, Before Al Nasr Cinema Roundabout

Oud Metha

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi:      Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Office No 1, Level 02 Khalidya Tower

1^st Zayed Street (Al Khalidya Street)

Al Khalidya Area

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

4. Kingdom of Bahrain

Manama:         Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

23^rd Floor, West Tower

Bahrain Financial Harbour

Manama

Kingdom of Bahrain

5. Sultanate of Oman

Muscat:           Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Villa no 32, Way No 4034

Al Diyafah Street

Opposite Indian School

Al Ghubbrah North

Muscat

Sultanate of Oman

6. Kuwait

Kuwait City:     Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

4B 1^st Floor, Al Banwan Building

Al Qibla Area, Ali Al Salem Street

Opposite the Central Bank of Kuwait

Kuwait City

Kuwait

7. Qatar

Doha:              Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Sherif Building, 5^th Floor

Opposite Toyota Towers

Doha

Qatar

8. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh:            Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Office no 87 & 88

2^nd Floor Al Safowah

Commercial Centre, Prince Mamdouh

Bin Abdul Aziz Street

Sulemaniya

Riyadh

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh:   Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Dove Plaza

Om Al Hammam District

Near to Makkah Highway

Riyadh

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Al Khobar:       Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Office no 8

3^rd Floor Gulf Centre, Prince Turki Street

Cornish Road

Al Khobar

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Jeddah:           Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

4^th Floor, Aldrees Centre

King Abdullah Road

Jeddah

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

9. Sri Lanka

Colombo:         Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Level 5, Access Towers

278 Union Place

Colombo 2

Sri Lanka

10. Syria

Damascus:       Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Building No. 13, Ground Floor

Aljaazree Street

Mezzeh – West Villas

Damascus

Syria

11. Malaysia

Jalan Ampang:            Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Suite 19.06

19 Floor, Wisma MCA

163 Jalan Ampang

50450

Malaysia

12. Lebanon

Beirut:             WorldBridge Visa Application Center

Ashada Building

9^th Floor Tabaris Square

Achrafieh

Beirut

Lebanon

13. Kenya

Nairobi:           Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Geomaps Centre

Matumbato Road

Upper Hill

Nairobi

00100 Kenya

14. Jordan

Amman:           WorldBridge Service

5 Dr. Muhamad Al-Basheer Street

Shmeisani

Amman

Jordan

15. France

Paris:               WorldBridge Service

18 rue de Prony

92600 Asnières Sur Seine

Paris

France