IMMI 07/009
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
CLASS OF PERSONS WHO MAY MAKE AN INTERNET APPLICATION FOR A TOURIST VISA
(REGULATION 1218(3)(d))
- This Instrument is made under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (“the Regulations”).
2. Regulation 1.17 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 1218(3)(d) of the Regulations provides that internet applications for Tourist visas may be made if, and only if, the applicant is in a class of persons specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d).
4. The purpose of the Instrument is to allow the Minister to specify which classes of people may apply for a Tourist visa over the internet.
5. The Instrument operates by specifying classes of persons who are eligible to apply for Tourist visas over the internet. These classes of persons are defined either as holders of specified passports, or as holders of specified passports who apply through approved travel agencies. Persons who do not fall into a class specified in the Instrument will not have lawful access to internet lodgement facilities.
6. Consultation was undertaken before the instrument was made with the Government of Romania to acquire passport information to allow implementation of internet lodgement of tourist visas.
7. The Instrument, IMMI 07/009, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.