Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Arrangements For Work And Holiday Visa Applicants From Thailand, Iran, Chile And Turkey - IMMI 07/047

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT             

 

Migration Regulations 1994

 

ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA APPLICANTS FROM THAILAND, IRAN, CHILE AND TURKEY (REGULATIONS 1224A AND 462.221)

 

  1. This Instrument is made under paragraphs 1224A(3)(a), 1224A(3)(aa), 462.221(c) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).

 

2.      Regulation 1.17 of the Regulations provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

 

3.      Paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations provides that an applicant for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa must hold a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in a Gazette Notice.

 

4.      Paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations provides that an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa by a person who holds a valid passport mentioned in paragraph 1224A(3)(a) must be made at an address specified for the country of issue in a Gazette Notice.

 

5.      Paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations provides that an applicant is the holder of an educational qualification specified in a Gazette Notice, in relation to the foreign country that issued the passport mentioned in paragraph 462.221(aa).

 

6.      The purpose of the Instrument is to change the location for lodgement of applications for Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visas by nationals of Thailand from ACT and Regional Office to the Australian Embassy Bangkok, Thailand.

 

7.      The Instrument operates to list the foreign countries with which Australia has a reciprocal Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visa arrangement and to specify the required educational qualifications and the addresses for lodgement of applications for those applicants.

 

8.      Consultation was undertaken before the Instrument was made with key government agencies including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s Bangkok Post.

 

9.      The Instrument, IMMI 07/047, commences on 1 October 2007.

 

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