# Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020 > F2019L01710 — as made — Status: Repealed — Made/registered 2019-12-24 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2019L01710/latest/text > _As-made (original) text, reproduced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au) under CC BY 4.0. For amended instruments the current compilation may differ; confirm against the official source._ Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020 I, Sanandan Dasgupta, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument. Dated 20 December 2019 Sanandan Dasgupta   A/g Chief Finance Officer, Finance Division, Department of Home Affairs Contents Part 1 – Preliminary 1  Name 2  Commencement 3  Authority 4  Definitions 5  Schedules Part 2 – Payment of VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies 6  Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees 7  Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies Schedule 1—Places and Currencies for the Payment of VAC and Fees Schedule 2—Exchange Rates for the Payment of VAC and Fees in Foreign Currencies Schedule 3—Repeals Migration (LIN 19/041: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00885) Migration (LIN 19/042: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00886) Part 1 – Preliminary 1  Name •            This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020. •            This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/001. 2  Commencement This instrument commences on 1 January 2020. 3  Authority This instrument is made under paragraphs 5.36(1)(a) and (b), and 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations. 4  Definitions In this instrument: fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations. foreign country has the meaning defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. ISO means International Organization for Standardization. Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994. VAC means Visa Application Charge. 5  Schedules The instruments specified in Schedule 3 are repealed as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. Part 2 – Payment of VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies 6  Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees For the purposes of subregulation 5.36(1) of the Regulations, payment of a VAC or a fee must be made at a place, being Australia or a foreign country, specified in Column A of an item of the table in Schedule 1, in the corresponding currency in which a fee may be paid in that place, specified in Column B for that item. 7  Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies For the purposes of paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations, the exchange rate for the currency specified in Column A of an item in the table in Schedule 2, in which the payment of a VAC or a fee is to be paid, is specified in Column C for that item, with the corresponding ISO code mentioned in Column B for that item. Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations. Schedule 1—Places and Currencies for the Payment of VAC and Fees Table: Places and currencies for the payment of VAC and fees Item Column A Place Column B Currency 1 Australia Australian Dollar 2 Bahrain Bahraini Dinar 3 Bangladesh Bangladeshi Taka 4 Bhutan Bhutanese Ngultrum; or Indian Rupee 5 Brazil Brazilian Real 6 Brunei Brunei Dollar 7 Cambodia US Dollar 8 Canada Canadian Dollar 9 Chile Chilean Peso; or US Dollar 10 China Chinese Renminbi Yuan 11 Colombia Colombian Peso 12 Cyprus Euro 13 Egypt Egyptian Pound; or US Dollar 14 Fiji Fiji Dollar 15 Germany Euro 16 Greece Euro 17 Hong Kong Hong Kong Dollar 18 India Indian Rupee 19 Indonesia Indonesian Rupiah 20 Iraq Jordanian Dinar; or US Dollar 21 Israel Israeli New Shekel 22 Japan Japanese Yen 23 Jordan Jordanian Dinar 24 Kenya Kenyan Shilling 25 Kiribati Australian Dollar 26 Korea, Republic of Korean Won 27 Kuwait Kuwaiti Dinar 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic US Dollar 29 Lebanon Lebanese Pound; or US Dollar  30 Malaysia Malaysian Ringgit 31 Mauritius Mauritius Rupee 32 Mongolia Mongolian Tugrik 33 Myanmar US Dollar 34 Nauru Australian Dollar 35 Nepal Nepalese Rupee; or Indian Rupee 36 New Caledonia Central Pacific Franc 37 New Zealand New Zealand Dollar 38 Oman Omani Riyal 39 Pakistan Pakistan Rupee 40 Palestinian Authority Israeli New Shekel 41 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Kina 42 Philippines Philippine Peso 43 Qatar Qatari Riyal 44 Russian Federation Euro; or Australian Dollar 45 Samoa Samoan Tala 46 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Riyal 47 Serbia Euro; or Australian Dollar 48 Singapore Singapore Dollar 49 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Dollar 50 South Africa South African Rand 51 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Rupee 52 Syrian Arab Republic Jordanian Dinar 53 Thailand Thai Baht 54 Timor Leste US Dollar 55 Tonga Tongan Pa'anga 56 Turkey Turkish Lira 57 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Dirham 58 United Kingdom British Pound 59 United States Australian Dollar 60 Vanuatu Vanuatu Vatu 61 Vietnam Vietnamese Dong 62 Zimbabwe US Dollar Schedule 2—Exchange Rates for the Payment of VAC and Fees in Foreign Currencies Table: Exchange rates for the payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies Item Column A Currency Column B ISO Code Column C Exchange Rate 1           United Arab Emirates Dirham AED 0.38151 2           Bangladeshi Taka BDT 0.01688 3           Bahraini Dinar BHD 3.73986 4           Brunei Dollar BND 1.02256 5           Brazilian Real BRL 0.34318 6           Bhutanese Ngultrum BTN 0.01981 7           Canadian Dollar CAD 1.06253 8           Chilean Peso CLP 0.00194386 9           Chinese Renminbi Yuan CNY 0.19747 10       Colombian Peso COP 0.0004108 11       Egyptian Pound EGP 0.08647 12       Euro EUR 1.54909 13       Fiji Dollar FJD 0.64331 14       British Pound GBP 1.77264 15       Hong Kong Dollar HKD 0.17868 16       Indonesian Rupiah IDR 0.000099307 17       Israeli New Shekel ILS 0.39902 18       Indian Rupee INR 0.01981 19       Jordanian Dinar JOD 1.97613 20       Japanese Yen JPY 0.0129581 21       Kenyan Shilling KES 0.0136467 22       Korean Won KRW 0.00118507 23       Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 4.62299 24       Lebanese Pound LBP 0.00092939 25       Sri Lanka Rupee LKR 0.0077944 26       Mongolian Tugrik MNT 0.00053476 27       Mauritius Rupee MUR 0.03977 28       Malaysian Ringgit MYR 0.33482 29       Nepalese Rupee NPR 0.0125034 30       New Zealand Dollar NZD 0.888 31       Omani Riyal OMR 3.6495 32       Papua New Guinea Kina PGK 0.4211 33       Philippine Peso PHP 0.02726 34       Pakistan Rupee PKR 0.0090002 35       Qatari Riyal QAR 0.38684 36       Saudi Arabian Riyal SAR 0.3738 37       Solomon Islands Dollar SBD 0.17488 38       Singapore Dollar SGD 1.02256 39       Thai Baht THB 0.04627 40       Tongan Pa'anga TOP 0.625 41       Turkish Lira TRY 0.24222 42       US Dollar USD 1.40107 43       Vietnamese Dong VND 0.000060651 44       Vanuatu Vatu VUV 0.0124939 45       Samoan Tala WST 0.53937 46       Central Pacific Franc XPF 0.0129813 47       South African Rand ZAR 0.09421 Schedule 3—Repeals Migration (LIN 19/041: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00885) 1  The whole of the instrument Repeal the instrument. Migration (LIN 19/042: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00886) 2  The whole of the instrument Repeal the instrument.