EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
eVISITOR - ELIGIBLE PASSPORTS
(REGULATION 1.11C)
- This Instrument is made under paragraph 1.11C of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Regulation 1.11C provides that a passport is an eVisitor-eligible passport if it is a valid passport of a kind specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing as an eVisitor-eligible passport, and the conditions (if any) specified in the instrument are satisfied.
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the kinds of passports that are eVisitor-eligible passports, in relation to an application made for an eVisitor visa by an applicant. In particular, this instrument adds Croatian passports, where the passport indicates that the applicant is a national of Croatia, as eVisitor eligible passports. Croatia will join the European Union on 1 July 2013 and the Instrument acts to provide Croatia with the same Visitor visa product available to other European Union member states.
4. The Instrument operates to inform applicants of which kinds of passports are eVisitor-eligible passports in relation to an application for an eVisitor visa and to specify conditions in relation to those passports.
5. Pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 consultation was undertaken with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
6. The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that a Regulatory Impact Statement is not required (OBPR Reference 15083).
7. Under section 44 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 the Instrument is exempt from disallowance and therefore a Human Rights Statement of Compatibility is not required.
6. This Instrument, IMMI 13/078, commences on 26 July 2013.