# Where application must be made for certain visas

> reg-2.10AA — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.10AA Where application must be made for certain visas
          (1) This regulation applies to:
               (a) a person who is:
                      (i) outside Australia; and
                     (ii) a citizen of, or residing in, a foreign country specified in a legislative
                          instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this
                          subparagraph; and
                    (iii) in that foreign country; and
               (b) an application (other than an Internet application) made by the person for a
                    visa that is specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for
                    the purposes of this paragraph.
          (2) The application must be made by:
               (a) posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to a post office
                   box address specified for the visa in a legislative instrument made by the
                   Minister for the purposes of this paragraph; or
               (b) having the application delivered by a courier service to an address specified
                   for the visa in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the
                   purposes of this paragraph.
          (3) The application is taken to have been made outside Australia.