Migration Regulations 1994 Specification under paragraph 2.04(3)(b) and subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii) Specified Place November 2012 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFIED PLACE

(Paragraph 2.04(3)(b) and Subparagraph 2.08AC(4)(a)(ii))

I, DOT HARVEY, Delegate of the 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 12/043 signed on 18 April 2012, specifying places for the purposes of paragraph 2.04(3)(b) and 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 12/098, commences on 6 December 2012.

Dated 15 November 2012

DOT HARVEY

Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: Paragraph 2.04(3)(b) of the Regulations provides that personal identifiers mentioned in subregulation (6) are provided at a place specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.

NOTE 2:       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 visa and is not in Australia at the time of the application 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 3:       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 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

2. Zimbabwe

Harare :           Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

7 Natal Road, Belgravia

Harare

Zimbabwe

3. United Arab Emirates

Dubai:             Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

WAFI Mall

Dubai Healthcare City

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

Dove Plaza (Hyper panda)

Omm Al Hamam Street

            Omm Al Hamam

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. Malaysia

Jalan Ampang:            Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Suite 19.06

19 Floor, Wisma MCA

163 Jalan Ampang

50450, Malaysia

11. Lebanon

Beirut:             WorldBridge Visa Application Center

Tabaris Center 1063

9^th Floor Tabaris Square

Achrafieh, Beirut

Lebanon

12. Kenya

Nairobi:           Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Geomaps Centre

Matumbato Road

Upper Hill Nairobi

00100 Kenya

13. Jordan

Amman:           WorldBridge Services

5, Dr. Mohamed Al Bashir Street

Shmeisani, Amman

Jordan

14. France

Paris:               WorldBridge Services

18 rue des Prony, 92600 Asnières Sur Seine

Paris

France

15. Pakistan

Islamabad:      Australian High Commission

Corner of Constitution Avenue and Ispahani Road

                      Diplomatic Enclave No 1

                      Sector G-5/4

                      Islamabad

                      Pakistan

Islamabad:      Australian Visa Application Centre

14-B, Sadiq Plaza

G-9 Markaz

Islamabad

Pakistan

Karachi:          Australian Visa Application Centre

43/1/D, Razi Road

PECHS, Shahrah-e-Faisal

Karachi

Pakistan

Lahore:            Australian Visa Application Centre

20, Ex American Centre Building

Opp. Ganga Ram Hospital

Queens Road

Lahore

Pakistan

16. Ghana

Accra:              Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

House No. 2

Lenshie Crescent

North Labone

Accra

Ghana

17. Ethiopia

Addis Ababa:   Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Saay New Building

Bole Road

3^rd Floor, House No 676/05

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

18. Cambodia

Phnom Penh:   Australian Embassy

No. 16B National Assembly Street

Sangkat Tonle Bassac

Khan Chamkamon

Phnom Penh

Cambodia