IMMI 11/055
Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
CLASSES OF PERSONS
(PARAGRAPH 1218(3)(d))
I, PAULA WILLIAMS, Assistant Secretary, Education and Tourism Branch, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 11/025, signed on 24 May 2011, specifying classes of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Regulations; AND
2. SPECIFY the following classes of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Regulations:
(a) Persons who hold a passport issued by a country specified in column 2 of Schedule A and subject to the conditions (if any) specified in column 3 of Schedule A; and
(b) Persons who:
(i) hold a passport issued by a country specified in column 2 of Schedule B and subject to the conditions (if any) specified in column 3 of Schedule B; and
(ii) make their application through the services of an agent who is party to an agreement with Immigration to use an Internet facility for offshore tourist visa applications.
This Instrument, IMMI 11/055, commences on 20 September 2011.
Dated 18 August 2011
Paula Williams
Assistant Secretary, Education and Tourism Branch
Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Paragraph 1218(3)(d) provides that Internet applications may be made if, and only if, the applicant is in a class of persons specified in an instrument in writing for the purposes of paragraph 1218(3)(d).]
SCHEDULE A
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item
Country
Conditions
1
Andorra
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Andorra
2
Austria
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Austria
3
Bahrain
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Bahrain
4
Belgium
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Belgium
5
Brunei
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Brunei
6
Bulgaria
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Bulgaria
7
Canada
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Canada
8
Chile
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Chile
9
Republic of Croatia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Croatia
10
Republic of Cyprus
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Cyprus
11
Czech Republic
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Czech Republic
12
Denmark
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Denmark
13
Estonia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Estonia
14
Finland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Finland
15
France
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of France
16
Germany
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Germany
17
Greece
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Greece
18
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
Nil
19
Hungary
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Hungary
20
Iceland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Iceland
21
Republic of Ireland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Ireland
22
Italy
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Italy
23
Japan
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Japan
24
Republic of Korea
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Korea
25
Kuwait
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Kuwait
26
Latvia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Latvia
27
Liechtenstein
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Liechtenstein
28
Lithuania
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Lithuania
29
Luxembourg
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Luxembourg
30
Malaysia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malaysia
31
Republic of Maldives
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Maldives
32
Malta
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malta
33
Monaco
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Monaco
34
The Netherlands
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of The Netherlands
35
Norway
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Norway
36
Oman
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Oman
37
Poland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Poland
38
Portugal
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Portugal
39
Qatar
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Qatar
40
Republic of San Marino
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of San Marino
41
Romania
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Romania
42
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
43
Singapore
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Singapore
44
Slovakia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovakia
45
Slovenia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovenia
46
Spain
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Spain
47
Switzerland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Switzerland
48
Sweden
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden
49
Turkey
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Turkey and must be a Diplomatic, Service or Special passport
50
United Arab Emirates
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United Arab Emirates
51
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen
52
United States of America
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United States of America
53
Vatican City
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Vatican City
SCHEDULE B
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item
Country
Conditions
1
India
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of India