Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
STUDENT VISA ASSESSMENT LEVELS
(REGULATION 1.41)
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 10/003 signed on 16 March 2010 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
2 April 2011, 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 regulation 1.41 of the Regulations.
This Instrument, IMMI 11/011, commences on 2 April 2011.
Dated 7 March 2011
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 Gazette Notice 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, other than an applicant who is a person designated under regulation 2.07AO and applies for a Subclass 571 (Schools Sector) visa, a Subclass 572 (Vocational Education and Training Sector) visa, a Subclass 573 (Higher Education Sector) visa or a Subclass 574 (Postgraduate Research Sector) visa.
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
Oman
Austria
Italy
Poland
Bahrain
Japan
Portugal
Belgium
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
Norway
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Grenada
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Guam
Seychelles
Barbados
Guatemala
Slovak Republic
Bhutan
Honduras
Solomon Islands
Botswana
Hungary
South Africa
Brazil
Indonesia
St Kitts-Nevis
British National (Overseas)
Israel
St Lucia
Bulgaria
Korea, Republic of
St Vincent & Grenadines
Colombia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Thailand
Costa Rica
New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
Croatia
North Mariana Islands
Uruguay
Cuba
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Paraguay
Venezuela
El Salvador
Peru
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Ecuador
Myanmar (Burma)
Tonga
Egypt
Nauru
Turkey
Fiji
Nepal
Tuvalu
Ghana
Nigeria
Vietnam
Iran, Islamic Republic of
People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau)
Western Samoa
Kenya
Philippines
Zambia
Kiribati
Romania
Zimbabwe
Maldives
Russian Federation
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Mongolia
Tanzania
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
Qatar
Argentina
Japan
San Marino
Austria
Korea, Republic of
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Kuwait
Singapore
Belgium
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brazil
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
Brunei
Lithuania
Solomon Islands
Canada
Luxembourg
South Africa
Chile
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Spain
Czech Republic
Malaysia
Sweden
Denmark
Malta
Switzerland
Estonia
Mexico
Taiwan
Finland
Monaco
Thailand
France
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United Arab Emirates
Germany
New Caledonia
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Greece
Norway
United States of America
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Oman
Vanuatu
Hungary
Peru
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Iceland
Poland
Venezuela
Ireland, Republic of
Portugal
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Afghanistan
Guam
Paraguay
Bahamas
Guatemala
Philippines
Barbados
Honduras
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
India
Romania
Botswana
Indonesia
Russian Federation
British National (Overseas)
Kenya
Seychelles
Bulgaria
Lao People's Democratic Republic
St Kitts-Nevis
Colombia
Maldives
St Lucia
Costa Rica
Mauritius
St Vincent & Grenadines
Cyprus
Nepal
Trinidad and Tobago
East Timor (Timor Leste)
New Zealand
Vietnam
Ecuador
North Mariana Islands
Zambia
Grenada
Papua New Guinea
Zimbabwe
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Lebanon
Tanzania
Egypt
Mongolia
Tonga
Fiji
Myanmar (Burma)
Turkey
Ghana
Nauru
Tuvalu
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nigeria
Uruguay
Israel
Pakistan
Western Samoa
Jordan
Sri Lanka
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kiribati
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
Iceland
Oman
Austria
Ireland, Republic of
Poland
Bahrain
Italy
Portugal
Belgium
Japan
Qatar
British National (Overseas)
Kuwait
San Marino
Brunei
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
Monaco
United Arab Emirates
France
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Germany
New Caledonia
United States of America
Greece
Norway
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Honduras
Peru
Bahamas
Hungary
Puerto Rico
Barbados
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Bhutan
Israel
Seychelles
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jordan
Slovak Republic
Botswana
Korea, Republic of
Solomon Islands
Brazil
Lao People's Democratic Republic
South Africa
Bulgaria
Latvia
St Kitts-Nevis
Costa Rica
Maldives
St Lucia
Croatia
Mauritius
St Vincent & Grenadines
Czech Republic
Mexico
Thailand
East Timor
New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador
North Mariana Islands
Uruguay
Grenada
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
Guam
Paraguay
Venezuela
Guatemala
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Myanmar (Burma)
Turkey
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
Tonga
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
San Marino
Bahrain
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Barbados
Korea, Republic of
Seychelles
Belgium
Kuwait
Singapore
Botswana
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brazil
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
British National (Overseas)
Lithuania
Solomon Islands
Brunei
Luxembourg
South Africa
Canada
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Spain
Chile
Malaysia
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
Indonesia
Romania
Bolivia
Israel
Russian Federation
Belize
Jamaica
St Kitts-Nevis
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Kazakhstan
St Lucia
Bulgaria
Kiribati
St Vincent & Grenadines
Colombia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Syria
Croatia
Malawi
Tonga
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Maldives
Trinidad and Tobago
Ecuador
Mozambique
Turkey
El Salvador
New Zealand
Uruguay
Grenada
North Mariana Islands
Vietnam
Guam
Paraguay
Yemen
Guatemala
Philippines
Zambia
Honduras
Puerto Rico
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh
Kenya
Nigeria
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Lebanon
People’s 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
Portugal
Argentina
Israel
Qatar
Austria
Italy
Romania
Bahamas
Japan
Russian Federation
Bahrain
Jordan
San Marino
Barbados
Korea, Republic of
Saudi Arabia
Belgium
Kuwait
Seychelles
Botswana
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Singapore
Brazil
Latvia
Slovak Republic
British National (Overseas)
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
Brunei
Lithuania
Solomon Islands
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
South Africa
Canada
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Spain
Chile
Malaysia
Sweden
Costa Rica
Maldives
Switzerland
Cyprus
Malta
Taiwan
Czech Republic
Mauritius
Thailand
Denmark
Mexico
Tonga
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Monaco
Turkey
Estonia
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
United Arab Emirates
Finland
New Caledonia
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
France
North Mariana Islands
United States of America
Germany
Norway
Uruguay
Greece
Oman
Vanuatu
Guam
Papua New Guinea
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Peru
Venezuela
Hungary
Philippines
Vietnam
Iceland
Poland
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
Israel
Portugal
Argentina
Italy
Qatar
Austria
Japan
San Marino
Bahrain
Korea, Republic of
Saudi Arabia
Belgium
Kuwait
Singapore
Brazil
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brunei
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
Canada
Lithuania
Solomon Islands
Chile
Luxembourg
South Africa
Colombia
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Spain
Cyprus
Malaysia
Sweden
Czech Republic
Malta
Switzerland
Denmark
Mexico
Taiwan
Estonia
Monaco
Thailand
Finland
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
Turkey
France
New Caledonia
United Arab Emirates
Germany
Norway
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
Greece
Oman
United States of America
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Peru
Vanuatu
Hungary
Philippines
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Iceland
Poland
Venezuela
Ireland, Republic of
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Bahamas
Fiji
North Mariana Islands
Barbados
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia
Papua New Guinea
Bhutan
Grenada
Paraguay
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Guam
Puerto Rico
Botswana
Guatemala
Romania
British National (Overseas)
Honduras
Russian Federation
Bulgaria
Indonesia
Seychelles
Costa Rica
Iran
St Kitts-Nevis
Croatia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
St Lucia
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Mauritius
St Vincent & Grenadines
Ecuador
New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh
Mongolia
Tonga
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Myanmar (Burma)
Tuvalu
Egypt
Nauru
Uruguay
Ghana
Nepal
Vietnam
India
Nigeria
Western Samoa
Jordan
People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Zambia
Kenya
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Kiribati
Tanzania
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Maldives
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Lebanon
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
