EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Migration Regulations 1994

POSTAL AND COURIER DELIVERY ADDRESSES FOR

DISTINGUISHED TALENT VISAS & SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY VISAS

(REGULATIONS 1112(3)(a), 1113(3)(aa) AND 1118A(3)(a))

1. This Instrument is made under Regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).

2.                  Paragraphs 1112(3)(a), 1113(3)(aa) and 1118A(3)(a) of the Regulations provide that applications for Distinguished Talent visas and Special Eligibility visas must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice, or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice.

3.                  From 1 November 2005 applications for the above visas must be posted or delivered by courier to the addresses specified in the Instrument. 

4.                  Consultation was unnecessary as, under section 18(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, the Instrument is of a minor or machinery nature and does not substantially alter existing arrangements.

5.                  The Instrument commences on 1 November 2005.