IMMI07/011
Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
CLASSES OF PERSONS WHO MAY MAKE AN INTERNET APPLICATION FOR A TOURIST VISA
(REGULATION 1218(3)(d))
I, TERESA GAMBARO, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1218(3)(d) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations"):
1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 07/009, signed on 22 March 2007, 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 as:
Class 1
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.
Class 2
Persons who:
a) 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
b) 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 07/011, commences on 28 March 2007.
Dated 26 March 2007
TERESA GAMBARO
Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.
NOTE 2: 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 a Gazette Notice 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
Republic of Cyprus
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Cyprus
9
Czech Republic
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Czech Republic
10
Denmark
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Denmark
11
Estonia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Estonia
12
Finland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Finland
13
France
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of France
14
Germany
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Germany
15
Greece
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Greece
16
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
Nil
17
Hungary
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Hungary
18
Iceland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Iceland
19
Republic of Ireland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Ireland
20
Italy
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Italy
21
Japan
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Japan
22
Republic of Korea
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Korea
23
Kuwait
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Kuwait
24
Latvia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Latvia
25
Liechtenstein
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Liechtenstein
26
Lithuania
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Lithuania
27
Luxembourg
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Luxembourg
28
Malaysia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malaysia
29
Malta
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malta
30
Monaco
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Monaco
31
The Netherlands
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of The Netherlands
32
Norway
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Norway
33
Oman
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Oman
34
Poland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Poland
35
Portugal
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Portugal
36
Qatar
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Qatar
37
Republic of San Marino
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of San Marino
38
Romania
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Romania
39
Singapore
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Singapore
40
Slovakia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovakia
41
Slovenia
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovenia
42
Spain
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Spain
43
Switzerland
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Switzerland
44
Sweden
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden
45
United Arab Emirates
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United Arab Emirates
46
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen
47
United States of America
Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the United States of America
48
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