# Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraph 2.25A(1)(b)- Specification of Countries - October 2011

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SPECIFICATION OF COUNTRIES
(PARAGRAPH 2.25A(1)(b))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 2.25A(1)(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations) hereby
1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 08/013 signed on 26 May 2008; and
2.                   SPECIFY the countries listed in the attached Schedule A for the purposes of regulation 2.25A(1)(b) of the Regulations.
This instrument, IMMI 11/072 commences on 5 November 2011.
Dated  31 October  2011
     Chris Bowen
 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Regulation 2.25A(1)(b) provides that in determining whether an applicant satisfies the criteria for the grant of a visa, the Minister must seek the opinion of a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth on whether a person meets certain requirements of Schedule 4 unless the application is for a permanent visa that is made from a country (whether Australia or a foreign country) that is a country specified by Gazette Notice for the purposes of this paragraph and there is no information known to Immigration (either through the application or otherwise) to the effect that the person may not meet any of those requirements.
NOTE 2: Regulation 1.03 provides that Hong Kong means Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.]

SCHEDULE A
	Argentina
	Iran
	Paraguay

	Australia
	Ireland
	People’s Republic of China

	Austria
	Israel
	Philippines

	Bahrain
	Italy
	Poland

	Belgium
	Japan
	Portugal

	Brazil
	Jordan
	Russian Federation

	Brunei
	Korea
	Saudi Arabia

	Cambodia
	Kuwait
	Serbia

	Canada
	Latvia
	Singapore

	Costa Rica
	Lebanon
	Slovakia

	Czech Republic
	Liechtenstein
	Slovenia

	Denmark
	Lithuania
	South Africa

	Estonia
	Luxembourg
	Spain

	Finland
	Macau
	Sri Lanka

	France
	Malaysia
	Sweden

	French Guiana
	Malta
	Switzerland

	Germany
	Mauritius
	Taiwan

	Greece
	Mexico
	Thailand

	Guatemala
	Monaco
	Tonga

	Guyana
	Namibia
	Turkey

	Honduras
	Netherlands
	Ukraine

	Hong Kong
	New Caledonia
	United Arab Emirates

	Hungary
	New Zealand
	United Kingdom

	Iceland
	Norway
	United States of America

	India
	Panama
	Uruguay