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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification - Arrangements for Work And Holiday Visa Applicants From Thailand, Iran And Chile - IMMI 06/009

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Commonwealth of Australia Migration Regulations 1994 ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA APPLICANTS FROM THAILAND, IRAN AND CHILE (REGULATIONS 1224A AND 462.221) I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and Item 1224A of Schedule 1 and Clause 462.221 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):   1.                  REVOKE instrument IMMI06/008, signed on 10 March 2006, specifying foreign countries, educational qualifications and addresses for the purposes of Item 1224A of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.   2.                  SPECIFY for the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following foreign countries AND SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations the educational qualifications in relation to the corresponding foreign country:  
Country
Educational Qualification
Islamic Republic of Iran
Diploma or Degree
Kingdom of Thailand
Diploma or Degree
Chile
Tertiary qualification or have satisfactorily completed or have been approved to undertake a third year of undergraduate university study.
  3.         SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal address for applicants from Thailand and the Islamic Republic of Iran:               Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs             PO Box 717             CANBERRA CITY  ACT  2601   4.         SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following street address for applicants from Thailand and the Islamic Republic of Iran:               Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs             3 Lonsdale Street             BRADDON  ACT  26012   5.         SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following postal address for applicants from Chile:               Australian Embassy, Santiago, Chile             Casilla 33             Las Condes             SANTIAGO DE CHILE   6.         SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following street address for applicants from Chile:               ISIDORA GOYENECHEA 3621 TORRE – B, PISO 12             Las Condes             SANTIAGO DE CHILE   This Instrument, IMMI06/009, takes effect on 31 March 2006.   Dated   22 March                      2006   AMANDA VANSTONE Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs   [NOTE 1:         Regulation 1.17 of the Regulations 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 1224A(3)(a) provides that an applicant for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa must hold a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in a Gazette Notice. NOTE 3:          Paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) provides that an application for a Class US visa by a person who holds a valid passport mentioned  in paragraph (a) must be made at an address specified for the country of issue in a Gazette Notice. NOTE 4:          Paragraph 462.221(c) provides that an applicant is the holder of an educational qualification specified in a Gazette Notice, in relation to the foreign country that issued the passport mentioned in paragraph (aa). NOTE 5:          For the purpose of this instrument Degree means a formal educational qualification that is of an equivalent standard to a degree awarded by an Australian educational institution. NOTE 6:          For the purpose of this instrument Diploma means a formal educational qualification that is of an equivalent standard to a diploma awarded by an Australian educational institution.]