Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
STUDENT VISA ASSESSMENT LEVELS
(REGULATION 1.41)
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 08/051 signed on 28 July 2008 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. REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 08/073 signed on 19 August 2008, Amendment Instrument; AND
3. SPECIFY, in relation to an application for a student visa made on or after 27 March 2010, 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 10/003, commences on 27 March 2010.
Dated 16 March 2010
CHRIS EVANS
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
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
Iceland
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
New Caledonia
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
United States of America
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Bhutan
Botswana
Brazil
British National (Overseas)
Bulgaria
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Grenada
Guam
Hungary
Indonesia
Israel
Korea, Republic of
Lao People's Democratic Republic
New Zealand
North Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Seychelles
Slovak Republic
Solomon Islands
South Africa
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Schedule Continued
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Ghana
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Kenya
Kiribati
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nepal
Nigeria
People’s Republic of China, excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Tanzania
Tonga
Turkey
Tuvalu
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
Cambodia, Kingdom of
India
Jordan
Lebanon
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 571 SCHOOLS SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Argentina
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
New Caledonia
Norway
Oman
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
United States of America
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Venezuela
Schedule Continued
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Afghanistan
Bahamas
Barbados
Bhutan
Botswana
British National (Overseas)
Bulgaria
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Grenada
Guam
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Maldives
Mauritius
Nepal
New Zealand
North Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Ghana
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Israel
Jordan
Kiribati
Lebanon
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nigeria
Pakistan
Western Samoa
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Tonga
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uruguay
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
Cambodia, Kingdom of
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
Schedule continued
SUBCLASS 572 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
British National (Overseas)
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Iceland
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Malaysia
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
New Caledonia
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
Singapore
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
United States of America
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Bhutan
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
East Timor
Grenada
Guam
Hungary
Indonesia
Israel
Korea, Republic of
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Maldives
Mauritius
Mexico
New Zealand
North Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Slovak Republic
Solomon Islands
South Africa
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Colombia
Ecuador
Egypt
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nigeria
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Tanzania
Tonga
Turkey
Tuvalu
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Schedule Continued
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Fiji
Ghana
India
Lebanon
Nepal
Pakistan
People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Sri Lanka
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
SUBCLASS 573 HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
British National (Overseas)
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
New Caledonia
Norway
Oman
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
United States of America
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Schedule continued
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina
Bhutan
Bulgaria
Colombia
Costa Rica
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Ecuador
Grenada
Guam
Indonesia
Israel
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lithuania
Maldives
Mozambique
New Zealand
North Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Romania
Solomon Islands
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Egypt
Fiji
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Lebanon
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nepal
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Tanzania
Tonga
Tuvalu
Western Samoa
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Ghana
India
Pakistan
People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified
Schedule Continued
SUBCLASS 574 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Argentina
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
British National (Overseas)
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guam
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland, Republic of
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
New Caledonia
North Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
United States of America
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Venezuela
Vietnam
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
Schedule Continued
SUBCLASS 575 NON-AWARD SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra
Argentina
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
New Caledonia
Norway
Oman
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]
United States of America
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Bahamas
Barbados
Bhutan
Botswana
British National (Overseas)
Bulgaria
Colombia
Costa Rica
East Timor (Timor Leste)
Grenada
Guam
Indonesia
Israel
Mauritius
New Zealand
North Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Romania
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & Grenadines
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Schedule Continued
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Ghana
India
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nepal
Nigeria
People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]
Russian Federation
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Tonga
Tuvalu
Uruguay
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Cambodia, Kingdom of
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
