EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA APPLICANTS FROM THAILAND AND IRAN
(REGULATIONS 1224A AND 462.221)
- This Instrument is made under Regulation 1.17 and of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) and subitem 1224A of Schedule 1 and clause 462.221 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations.
2. Regulation 1.17 is the general power to specify matters by way of Gazette Notice and subitem 1224A of Schedule 1 and clause 462.221 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations provide that for the purposes of a Work and Holiday Visa, the specific educational qualifications required of applicants from certain foreign countries are to be specified in a Gazette Notice.
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify foreign countries, addresses for visa applications and educational qualifications for applicants.
4. The instrument operates to allow applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran or the Kingdom of Thailand to make an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa at the postal or street address specified in the Gazette Notice.
The instrument also operates to provide that an applicant must be the holder of an educational qualification specified in a Gazette Notice, in relation to the foreign country that issued the passport.
5. Consultation was undertaken, before the instrument was made, with the Iranian Embassy in Australia and the Thai Embassy in Australia
6. This Instrument, IMMI06/008, commences on registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.