EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
SPECIFIED WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA APPLICANTS EXCLUDED FROM REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF GOVERNMENT
(SUBPARAGRAPH 1224A(3)(b)(iii))
- This Instrument is made under subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations provides that unless the applicant is a member of a class of persons specified by the Minister by an instrument in writing, the applicant must provide evidence that they have support for the grant of the visa from the government of the foreign country mentioned in paragraph 1224A(3)(a).
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify that nationals from the United States of America are a class of person who are not required to provide evidence of support for the grant of the visa.
4. The Instrument operates to specify the class of persons which are not required to provide evidence of support for the grant of the visa.
5. Pursuant to section 18 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 consultation was not necessary. The Instrument is of a minor or machinery nature to give effect to a Memorandum of Understanding arrangement recently entered into with the United States of America (USA) in relation to Work and Holiday visas.
6. The Instrument, IMMI 07/085, commences on 31 October 2007.