Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under regulation 1.41 - Student Visa Assessment Levels - March 2011
- Status
- Repealed
- Made / registered
- 2011-03-23
- Register ID
- F2011L00467
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
- REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 10/003 signed on 16 March 2010 specifying an assessment level for a kind of eligible passport, in relation to each subclass of student visa, for the purposes of regulation 1.41 of the Regulations; AND
2. SPECIFY, in relation to an application for a student visa made on or after
2 April 2011, an assessment level for a kind of eligible passport, in relation to each subclass of student visa referred to in the Schedule to this Instrument, for the purposes of regulation 1.41 of the Regulations.
This Instrument, IMMI 11/011, commences on 2 April 2011.
Dated 7 March 2011
Chris Bowen
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Subregulation 1.40(1) provides that for Division 1.8 of the Regulations, a passport is an eligible passport if it is a valid passport of a kind specified by Gazette Notice for this regulation; and the conditions (if any) specified by Gazette Notice for passports of that kind are satisfied.
NOTE 2: Subregulation 1.41(1) provides that the Minister must specify by Gazette Notice an assessment level for a kind of eligible passport, in relation to each subclass of student visa, to which an applicant for a student visa who seeks to satisfy the primary criteria will be subject, other than an applicant who is a person designated under regulation 2.07AO and applies for a Subclass 571 (Schools Sector) visa, a Subclass 572 (Vocational Education and Training Sector) visa, a Subclass 573 (Higher Education Sector) visa or a Subclass 574 (Postgraduate Research Sector) visa.
NOTE 3: Subregulation 1.41(4) provides that the assessment level specified for a kind of eligible passport must be a number from 1 to 5, with assessment level 1 specified for a passport, holders of which pose a very low risk and assessment level 5 specified for a passport, holders of which pose an extremely high risk, and is not required to be the same for each subclass of student visa.]
Schedule
SUBCLASS 570 INDEPENDENT ELICOS SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra | Ireland, Republic of | Oman |
Austria | Italy | Poland |
Bahrain | Japan | Portugal |
Belgium | Kuwait | Qatar |
Brunei | Latvia | San Marino |
Canada | Liechtenstein | Saudi Arabia |
Chile | Lithuania | Singapore |
Cyprus | Luxembourg | Slovenia |
Czech Republic | Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China | Spain |
Denmark | Malaysia | Sweden |
Estonia | Malta | Switzerland |
Finland | Mauritius | Taiwan |
France | Mexico | United Arab Emirates |
Germany | Monaco | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |
Greece | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United States of America |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China | New Caledonia | Vatican City State (Holy See) |
Iceland | Norway |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina | Grenada | Puerto Rico |
Bahamas | Guam | Seychelles |
Barbados | Guatemala | Slovak Republic |
Bhutan | Honduras | Solomon Islands |
Botswana | Hungary | South Africa |
Brazil | Indonesia | St Kitts-Nevis |
British National (Overseas) | Israel | St Lucia |
Bulgaria | Korea, Republic of | St Vincent & Grenadines |
Colombia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Thailand |
Costa Rica | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |
Croatia | North Mariana Islands | Uruguay |
Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu |
East Timor (Timor Leste) | Paraguay | Venezuela |
El Salvador | Peru |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Ecuador | Myanmar (Burma) | Tonga |
Egypt | Nauru | Turkey |
Fiji | Nepal | Tuvalu |
Ghana | Nigeria | Vietnam |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) | Western Samoa |
Kenya | Philippines | Zambia |
Kiribati | Romania | Zimbabwe |
Maldives | Russian Federation | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |
Mongolia | Tanzania |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh | Jordan | Pakistan |
Cambodia, Kingdom of | Lebanon | Sri Lanka |
India |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified |
SUBCLASS 571 SCHOOLS SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra | Italy | Qatar |
Argentina | Japan | San Marino |
Austria | Korea, Republic of | Saudi Arabia |
Bahrain | Kuwait | Singapore |
Belgium | Latvia | Slovak Republic |
Brazil | Liechtenstein | Slovenia |
Brunei | Lithuania | Solomon Islands |
Canada | Luxembourg | South Africa |
Chile | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Spain |
Czech Republic | Malaysia | Sweden |
Denmark | Malta | Switzerland |
Estonia | Mexico | Taiwan |
Finland | Monaco | Thailand |
France | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Arab Emirates |
Germany | New Caledonia | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |
Greece | Norway | United States of America |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Oman | Vanuatu |
Hungary | Peru | Vatican City State (Holy See) |
Iceland | Poland | Venezuela |
Ireland, Republic of | Portugal |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Afghanistan | Guam | Paraguay |
Bahamas | Guatemala | Philippines |
Barbados | Honduras | Puerto Rico |
Bhutan | India | Romania |
Botswana | Indonesia | Russian Federation |
British National (Overseas) | Kenya | Seychelles |
Bulgaria | Lao People's Democratic Republic | St Kitts-Nevis |
Colombia | Maldives | St Lucia |
Costa Rica | Mauritius | St Vincent & Grenadines |
Cyprus | Nepal | Trinidad and Tobago |
East Timor (Timor Leste) | New Zealand | Vietnam |
Ecuador | North Mariana Islands | Zambia |
Grenada | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Cambodia, Kingdom of | Lebanon | Tanzania |
Egypt | Mongolia | Tonga |
Fiji | Myanmar (Burma) | Turkey |
Ghana | Nauru | Tuvalu |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | Nigeria | Uruguay |
Israel | Pakistan | Western Samoa |
Jordan | Sri Lanka | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |
Kiribati |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh | People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified |
SUBCLASS 572 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra | Iceland | Oman |
Austria | Ireland, Republic of | Poland |
Bahrain | Italy | Portugal |
Belgium | Japan | Qatar |
British National (Overseas) | Kuwait | San Marino |
Brunei | Liechtenstein | Singapore |
Canada | Lithuania | Slovenia |
Chile | Luxembourg | Spain |
Cyprus | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Sweden |
Denmark | Malaysia | Switzerland |
Estonia | Malta | Taiwan |
Finland | Monaco | United Arab Emirates |
France | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |
Germany | New Caledonia | United States of America |
Greece | Norway | Vatican City State (Holy See) |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Argentina | Honduras | Peru |
Bahamas | Hungary | Puerto Rico |
Barbados | Indonesia | Saudi Arabia |
Bhutan | Israel | Seychelles |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Jordan | Slovak Republic |
Botswana | Korea, Republic of | Solomon Islands |
Brazil | Lao People's Democratic Republic | South Africa |
Bulgaria | Latvia | St Kitts-Nevis |
Costa Rica | Maldives | St Lucia |
Croatia | Mauritius | St Vincent & Grenadines |
Czech Republic | Mexico | Thailand |
East Timor | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |
El Salvador | North Mariana Islands | Uruguay |
Grenada | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu |
Guam | Paraguay | Venezuela |
Guatemala |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Cambodia, Kingdom of | Myanmar (Burma) | Turkey |
Colombia | Nauru | Tuvalu |
Ecuador | Nigeria | Vietnam |
Egypt | Philippines | Western Samoa |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | Romania | Zambia |
Kenya | Russian Federation | Zimbabwe |
Kiribati | Tanzania | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |
Mongolia | Tonga |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Bangladesh | India | Pakistan |
Fiji | Lebanon | People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) |
Ghana | Nepal | Sri Lanka |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified |
SUBCLASS 573 HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra | Hungary | Poland |
Argentina | Iceland | Portugal |
Austria | Ireland, Republic of | Qatar |
Bahamas | Italy | San Marino |
Bahrain | Japan | Saudi Arabia |
Barbados | Korea, Republic of | Seychelles |
Belgium | Kuwait | Singapore |
Botswana | Latvia | Slovak Republic |
Brazil | Liechtenstein | Slovenia |
British National (Overseas) | Lithuania | Solomon Islands |
Brunei | Luxembourg | South Africa |
Canada | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Spain |
Chile | Malaysia | Sweden |
Costa Rica | Malta | Switzerland |
Cyprus | Mauritius | Taiwan |
Czech Republic | Mexico | Thailand |
Denmark | Monaco | United Arab Emirates |
Estonia | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |
Finland | New Caledonia | United States of America |
France | Norway | Vanuatu |
Germany | Oman | Vatican City State (Holy See) |
Greece | Papua New Guinea | Venezuela |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Peru |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Bhutan | Indonesia | Romania |
Bolivia | Israel | Russian Federation |
Belize | Jamaica | St Kitts-Nevis |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Kazakhstan | St Lucia |
Bulgaria | Kiribati | St Vincent & Grenadines |
Colombia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Syria |
Croatia | Malawi | Tonga |
East Timor (Timor Leste) | Maldives | Trinidad and Tobago |
Ecuador | Mozambique | Turkey |
El Salvador | New Zealand | Uruguay |
Grenada | North Mariana Islands | Vietnam |
Guam | Paraguay | Yemen |
Guatemala | Philippines | Zambia |
Honduras | Puerto Rico |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh | Kenya | Nigeria |
Cambodia, Kingdom of | Lebanon | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] |
Egypt | Mongolia | Tanzania |
Fiji | Myanmar (Burma) | Tuvalu |
India | Nauru | Western Samoa |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | Nepal | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |
Jordan |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Ghana | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe |
Pakistan |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified |
SUBCLASS 574 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra | Ireland, Republic of | Portugal |
Argentina | Israel | Qatar |
Austria | Italy | Romania |
Bahamas | Japan | Russian Federation |
Bahrain | Jordan | San Marino |
Barbados | Korea, Republic of | Saudi Arabia |
Belgium | Kuwait | Seychelles |
Botswana | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Singapore |
Brazil | Latvia | Slovak Republic |
British National (Overseas) | Liechtenstein | Slovenia |
Brunei | Lithuania | Solomon Islands |
Bulgaria | Luxembourg | South Africa |
Canada | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Spain |
Chile | Malaysia | Sweden |
Costa Rica | Maldives | Switzerland |
Cyprus | Malta | Taiwan |
Czech Republic | Mauritius | Thailand |
Denmark | Mexico | Tonga |
East Timor (Timor Leste) | Monaco | Turkey |
Estonia | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Arab Emirates |
Finland | New Caledonia | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |
France | North Mariana Islands | United States of America |
Germany | Norway | Uruguay |
Greece | Oman | Vanuatu |
Guam | Papua New Guinea | Vatican City State (Holy See) |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Peru | Venezuela |
Hungary | Philippines | Vietnam |
Iceland | Poland |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
None specified |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
None specified |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified |
SUBCLASS 575 NON-AWARD SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1
Andorra | Israel | Portugal |
Argentina | Italy | Qatar |
Austria | Japan | San Marino |
Bahrain | Korea, Republic of | Saudi Arabia |
Belgium | Kuwait | Singapore |
Brazil | Latvia | Slovak Republic |
Brunei | Liechtenstein | Slovenia |
Canada | Lithuania | Solomon Islands |
Chile | Luxembourg | South Africa |
Colombia | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Spain |
Cyprus | Malaysia | Sweden |
Czech Republic | Malta | Switzerland |
Denmark | Mexico | Taiwan |
Estonia | Monaco | Thailand |
Finland | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | Turkey |
France | New Caledonia | United Arab Emirates |
Germany | Norway | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |
Greece | Oman | United States of America |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Peru | Vanuatu |
Hungary | Philippines | Vatican City State (Holy See) |
Iceland | Poland | Venezuela |
Ireland, Republic of |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2
Bahamas | Fiji | North Mariana Islands |
Barbados | Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia | Papua New Guinea |
Bhutan | Grenada | Paraguay |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Guam | Puerto Rico |
Botswana | Guatemala | Romania |
British National (Overseas) | Honduras | Russian Federation |
Bulgaria | Indonesia | Seychelles |
Costa Rica | Iran | St Kitts-Nevis |
Croatia | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | St Lucia |
East Timor (Timor Leste) | Mauritius | St Vincent & Grenadines |
Ecuador | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |
El Salvador |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3
Bangladesh | Mongolia | Tonga |
Cambodia, Kingdom of | Myanmar (Burma) | Tuvalu |
Egypt | Nauru | Uruguay |
Ghana | Nepal | Vietnam |
India | Nigeria | Western Samoa |
Jordan | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] | Zambia |
Kenya | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe |
Kiribati | Tanzania | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |
Maldives |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4
Lebanon | Pakistan |
Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5
None specified |
SUBCLASS 576 AUSAID OR DEFENCE SECTOR
Kind of eligible passport | Assessment level |
None specified | Assessment level 1 |
All eligible passports | Assessment level 2 |
None specified | Assessment level 3 |
None specified | Assessment level 4 |
None specified | Assessment level 5 |