Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
STUDENT VISA ASSESSMENT LEVELS
(SUBREGULATION 1.41(1))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subregulation 1.41(1) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 11/011 signed on 7 March 2011 specifying an assessment level for a kind of eligible passport, in relation to each subclass of student visa, for the purposes of regulation 1.41 of the Regulations; AND
2. SPECIFY, in relation to an application for a student visa made on or after
24 March 2012, an assessment level for a kind of eligible passport, in relation to each subclass of student visa referred to in the Schedule to this Instrument, for the purposes of subregulation 1.41(1) of the Regulations.
This Instrument, IMMI 12/005, commences on 24 March 2012, immediately after the commencement of Migration Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)
Dated 21 March 2012
Chris Bowen
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Subregulation 1.40(1) provides that for Division 1.8 of the Regulations, a passport is an eligible passport if it is a valid passport of a kind specified by Gazette Notice for this regulation; and the conditions (if any) specified by Gazette Notice for passports of that kind are satisfied.
NOTE 2: Subregulation 1.41(1) provides that the Minister must specify by an instrument in writing an assessment level for a kind of eligible passport, in relation to each subclass of student visa, to which an applicant for a student visa who seeks to satisfy the primary criteria will be subject.
NOTE 3: Subregulation 1.41(4) provides that the assessment level specified for a kind of eligible passport must be a number from 1 to 5, with assessment level 1 specified for a passport, holders of which pose a very low risk and assessment level 5 specified for a passport, holders of which pose an extremely high risk, and is not required to be the same for each subclass of student visa.]
Schedule
SUBCLASS 570 (INDEPENDENT ELICOS SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Ireland, Republic of
Norway
Austria
Italy
Oman
Bahrain
Japan
Poland
Belgium
Korea, Republic of
Portugal
Bulgaria
Kuwait
Qatar
Brunei
Latvia
San Marino
Canada
Liechtenstein
Saudi Arabia
Chile
Lithuania
Singapore
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China
Spain
Denmark
Malaysia
Sweden
Estonia
Malta
Switzerland
Finland
Mauritius
Taiwan
France
Mexico
United Arab Emirates
Germany
Monaco
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Greece
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United States of America
Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
New Caledonia
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Iceland
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Honduras
Seychelles
Barbados
Hungary
Slovak Republic
Bhutan
Indonesia
Solomon Islands
Botswana
Israel
South Africa
Brazil
Lao People's Democratic Republic
St Kitts-Nevis
British National (Overseas)
Maldives
St Lucia
Colombia
Montenegro, Republic of
St Vincent & Grenadines
Costa Rica
New Zealand
Thailand
Croatia
Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
North Mariana Islands
Ukraine
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Papua New Guinea
Uruguay
El Salvador
Paraguay
Vanuatu
Grenada
Peru
Venezuela
Guam
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Ecuador
Nauru
Tonga
Egypt
Nepal
Turkey
Fiji
Nigeria
Tuvalu
Ghana
People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau)
Vietnam
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Philippines
Western Samoa
Kenya
Romania
Zambia
Kiribati
Russian Federation
Zimbabwe
Mongolia
Tanzania
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Myanmar (Burma)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
Jordan
Pakistan
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Lebanon
Sri Lanka
India
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 571 (SCHOOLS SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Italy
Portugal
Argentina
Japan
Qatar
Austria
Korea, Republic of
San Marino
Bahrain
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Belgium
Latvia
Seychelles
Botswana
Liechtenstein
Singapore
Brazil
Lithuania
Slovak Republic
Brunei
Luxembourg
Slovenia
Canada
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Solomon Islands
Chile
Malaysia
South Africa
Czech Republic
Maldives
Spain
Denmark
Malta
Sweden
Estonia
Mauritius
Switzerland
Finland
Mexico
Taiwan
France
Monaco
Thailand
Germany
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United Arab Emirates
Greece
New Caledonia
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Norway
United States of America
Hungary
Oman
Vanuatu
Iceland
Peru
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Indonesia
Philippines
Venezuela
Ireland, Republic of
Poland
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Afghanistan
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Honduras
Romania
Barbados
India
Russian Federation
Bhutan
Jordan
St Kitts-Nevis
British National (Overseas)
Kenya
St Lucia
Bulgaria
Lao People's Democratic Republic
St Vincent & Grenadines
Colombia
Lebanon
Tanzania
Costa Rica
Nepal
Trinidad and Tobago
Cyprus
New Zealand
Turkey
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Nicaragua
Ukraine
Ecuador
North Mariana Islands
Vietnam
Grenada
Papua New Guinea
Zambia
Guam
Paraguay
Zimbabwe
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Kiribati
Sri Lanka
Egypt
Mongolia
Tonga
Fiji
Myanmar (Burma)
Tuvalu
Ghana
Nauru
Uruguay
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nigeria
Western Samoa
Israel
Pakistan
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 572 (VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Ireland, Republic of
Poland
Austria
Italy
Portugal
Bahrain
Japan
Qatar
Belgium
Korea, Republic of
Reunion
British National (Overseas)
Kuwait
San Marino
Brunei
Latvia
Seychelles
Bulgaria
Liechtenstein
Singapore
Canada
Lithuania
Slovenia
Chile
Luxembourg
Spain
Cyprus
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Sweden
Denmark
Malaysia
Switzerland
Estonia
Malta
Taiwan
Finland
Mexico
United Arab Emirates
France
Monaco
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Germany
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United States of America
Greece
New Caledonia
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Norway
Venezuela
Iceland
Oman
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Guatemala
Peru
Bahamas
Honduras
Puerto Rico
Barbados
Hungary
Saudi Arabia
Belize
Indonesia
Slovak Republic
Bhutan
Israel
Solomon Islands
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jordan
South Africa
Botswana
Lao People's Democratic Republic
St Kitts-Nevis
Brazil
Maldives
St Lucia
Costa Rica
Mauritius
St Vincent & Grenadines
Croatia
Montenegro, Republic of
Thailand
Czech Republic
New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
East Timor
Nicaragua
Turkey
El Salvador
North Mariana Islands
Uruguay
Grenada
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
Guam
Paraguay
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Myanmar (Burma)
Tonga
Colombia
Nauru
Tuvalu
Ecuador
Nigeria
Vietnam
Egypt
Philippines
Western Samoa
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Romania
Zambia
Kenya
Russian Federation
Zimbabwe
Kiribati
Tanzania
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Mongolia
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Fiji
Lebanon
People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau)
Ghana
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 573 (HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Hungary
Poland
Argentina
Iceland
Portugal
Austria
Ireland, Republic of
Qatar
Bahamas
Italy
Reunion
Bahrain
Japan
San Marino
Barbados
Korea, Republic of
Saudi Arabia
Belgium
Kuwait
Seychelles
Botswana
Latvia
Singapore
Brazil
Liechtenstein
Slovak Republic
British National (Overseas)
Lithuania
Slovenia
Brunei
Luxembourg
Solomon Islands
Bulgaria
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
South Africa
Canada
Malaysia
Spain
Chile
Maldives
Sweden
Costa Rica
Malta
Switzerland
Cyprus
Mauritius
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Mexico
Thailand
Denmark
Monaco
United Arab Emirates
Estonia
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Finland
New Caledonia
United States of America
France
Norway
Vanuatu
Germany
Oman
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Greece
Papua New Guinea
Venezuela
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Peru
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Bhutan
Jamaica
Russian Federation
Bolivia
Kazakhstan
St Kitts-Nevis
Belize
Kiribati
St Lucia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lao People's Democratic Republic
St Vincent & Grenadines
Colombia
Malawi
Suriname
Croatia
Montenegro, Republic of
Syria
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Namibia
Tonga
Ecuador
Mozambique
Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador
New Zealand
Turkey
Grenada
North Mariana Islands
Ukraine
Guam
Paraguay
Uruguay
Guatemala
Philippines
Vietnam
Honduras
Puerto Rico
Yemen
Indonesia
Romania
Zambia
Israel
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh
Kenya
Nigeria
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Lebanon
Peoples Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Egypt
Mongolia
Tanzania
Fiji
Myanmar (Burma)
Tuvalu
India
Nauru
Western Samoa
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nepal
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Jordan
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 574 (POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Ireland, Republic of
Philippines
Argentina
Israel
Poland
Austria
Italy
Portugal
Bahamas
Japan
Qatar
Bahrain
Jordan
Romania
Barbados
Korea, Republic of
Russian Federation
Belgium
Indonesia
San Marino
Bhutan
Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia
Botswana
Kuwait
Seychelles
Brazil
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Singapore
British National (Overseas)
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brunei
Lebanon
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Liechtenstein
Solomon Islands
Canada
Lithuania
South Africa
Chile
Luxembourg
Spain
Costa Rica
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Sweden
Cyprus
Malaysia
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Maldives
Taiwan
Denmark
Malta
Tanzania
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Mauritius
Thailand
Ecuador
Mexico
Tonga
Egypt
Monaco
Turkey
Estonia
Nepal
Ukraine
Finland
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United Arab Emirates
France
New Caledonia
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Germany
North Mariana Islands
United States of America
Greece
Norway
Uruguay
Guam
Oman
Vanuatu
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Papua New Guinea
Vatican City (Holy See)
Hungary
Peoples Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Venezuela
Iceland
Peru
Vietnam
India
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
None specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
None specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 575 (NON-AWARD SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Ireland, Republic of
Portugal
Argentina
Israel
Qatar
Austria
Italy
San Marino
Bahrain
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Belgium
Korea, Republic of
Seychelles
Botswana
Kuwait
Singapore
Brazil
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brunei
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Solomon Islands
Canada
Luxembourg
South Africa
Chile
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Spain
Colombia
Malaysia
Sweden
Cyprus
Malta
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Mexico
Taiwan
Denmark
Monaco
Thailand
Estonia
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
Turkey
Finland
New Caledonia
United Arab Emirates
France
Norway
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Germany
Oman
United States of America
Greece
Peru
Vanuatu
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Philippines
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Hungary
Poland
Venezuela
Iceland
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Bahamas
Grenada
North Mariana Islands
Barbados
Guam
Papua New Guinea
Bhutan
Guatemala
Paraguay
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Honduras
Puerto Rico
British National (Overseas)
Indonesia
Romania
Costa Rica
Iran
Russian Federation
Croatia
Kazakhstan
St Kitts-Nevis
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
St Lucia
Ecuador
Mauritius
St Vincent & Grenadines
El Salvador
Montenegro, Republic of
Suriname
Fiji
New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia
Nicaragua
Ukraine
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh
Maldives
Tonga
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Mongolia
Tuvalu
Egypt
Myanmar (Burma)
Uruguay
Ghana
Nauru
Vietnam
India
Nepal
Western Samoa
Jordan
Nigeria
Zambia
Kenya
People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Zimbabwe
Kiribati
Sri Lanka
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Lebanon
Tanzania
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Pakistan
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 576 (AUSAID OR DEFENCE SECTOR)
Kind of eligible passport
Assessment level
None specified
Assessment level 1
All eligible passports
Assessment level 2
None specified
Assessment level 3
None specified
Assessment level 4
None specified
Assessment level 5