{"id":"F2010L00624","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under regulation 1.41 - Student Visa Assessment Levels - March 2010","slug":"f2010l00624","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":335700,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00624-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under regulation 1.41 - Student Visa Assessment Levels - March 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Regulations 1994\n\nSTUDENT VISA ASSESSMENT LEVELS\n\n(REGULATION 1.41)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\n1.  REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 08/051 signed on 28 July 2008 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\n\n2. REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 08/073 signed on 19 August 2008, Amendment Instrument; AND\n\n3. SPECIFY, in relation to an application for a student visa made on or after 27 March 2010, 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.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 10/003, commences on 27 March 2010.\n\nDated 16 March 2010\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[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.\n\nNOTE 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.\n\nNOTE 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.\\]\n\n  \nSchedule\n\nSUBCLASS 570 INDEPENDENT ELICOS SECTOR\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra                                                                    | Austria                                                                | Bahrain                                                                                                                                                            |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Belgium                                                                    | Brunei                                                                 | Canada                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Chile                                                                      | Cyprus                                                                 | Czech Republic                                                                                                                                                     |\n| Denmark                                                                    | Estonia                                                                | Finland                                                                                                                                                            |\n| France                                                                     | Germany                                                                | Greece                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China | Iceland                                                                | Ireland, Republic of                                                                                                                                               |\n| Italy                                                                      | Japan                                                                  | Kuwait                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Latvia                                                                     | Liechtenstein                                                          | Lithuania                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Luxembourg                                                                 | Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China | Malaysia                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Malta                                                                      | Mauritius                                                              | Mexico                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Monaco                                                                     | Netherlands, Kingdom of the                                            | New Caledonia                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Norway                                                                     | Oman                                                                   | Poland                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Portugal                                                                   | Qatar                                                                  | San Marino                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Saudi Arabia                                                               | Singapore                                                              | Slovenia                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Spain                                                                      | Sweden                                                                 | Switzerland                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Taiwan                                                                     | United Arab Emirates                                                   | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| United States of America                                                   | Vatican City State (Holy See)                                          |                                                                                                                                                                    |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Argentina                        | Bahamas                 | Barbados                 |\n| -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ |\n| Bhutan                           | Botswana                | Brazil                   |\n| British National (Overseas)      | Bulgaria                | Colombia                 |\n| Costa Rica                       | Cuba                    | East Timor (Timor Leste) |\n| Grenada                          | Guam                    | Hungary                  |\n| Indonesia                        | Israel                  | Korea, Republic of       |\n| Lao People's Democratic Republic | New Zealand             | North Mariana Islands    |\n| Papua New Guinea                 | Paraguay                | Peru                     |\n| Puerto Rico                      | Seychelles              | Slovak Republic          |\n| Solomon Islands                  | South Africa            | St Kitts-Nevis           |\n| St Lucia                         | St Vincent & Grenadines | Thailand                 |\n| Trinidad and Tobago              | Uruguay                 | Vanuatu                  |\n| Venezuela                        |                         |                          |\n\n  \nSchedule Continued\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Ecuador         | Egypt                                                                                                               | Fiji        |\n| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| Ghana           | Iran, Islamic Republic of                                                                                           | Kenya       |\n| Kiribati        | Maldives                                                                                                            | Mongolia    |\n| Myanmar (Burma) | Nauru                                                                                                               | Nepal       |\n| Nigeria         | People’s Republic of China, excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau | Philippines |\n| Romania         | Russian Federation                                                                                                  | Tanzania    |\n| Tonga           | Turkey                                                                                                              | Tuvalu      |\n| Vietnam         | Western Samoa                                                                                                       | Zambia      |\n| Zimbabwe        | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified                                                                      |             |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | Cambodia, Kingdom of | India    |\n| ---------- | -------------------- | -------- |\n| Jordan     | Lebanon              | Pakistan |\n| Sri Lanka  |                      |          |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 571 SCHOOLS SECTOR\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra                     | Argentina                                                                 | Austria                                                                                                                                                            |\n| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Bahrain                     | Belgium                                                                   | Brazil                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Brunei                      | Canada                                                                    | Chile                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Czech Republic              | Denmark                                                                   | Estonia                                                                                                                                                            |\n| Finland                     | France                                                                    | Germany                                                                                                                                                            |\n| Greece                      | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Hungary                                                                                                                                                            |\n| Iceland                     | Ireland, Republic of                                                      | Italy                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Japan                       | Korea, Republic of                                                        | Kuwait                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Latvia                      | Liechtenstein                                                             | Lithuania                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Luxembourg                  | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China     | Malaysia                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Malta                       | Mexico                                                                    | Monaco                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Netherlands, Kingdom of the | New Caledonia                                                             | Norway                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Oman                        | Peru                                                                      | Poland                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Portugal                    | Qatar                                                                     | San Marino                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Saudi Arabia                | Singapore                                                                 | Slovak Republic                                                                                                                                                    |\n| Slovenia                    | South Africa                                                              | Spain                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Sweden                      | Switzerland                                                               | Taiwan                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Thailand                    | United Arab Emirates                                                      | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| United States of America    | Vatican City State (Holy See)                                             | Venezuela                                                                                                                                                          |\n\nSchedule Continued\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Afghanistan           | Bahamas                          | Barbados                    |\n| --------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------- |\n| Bhutan                | Botswana                         | British National (Overseas) |\n| Bulgaria              | Colombia                         | Costa Rica                  |\n| Cyprus                | East Timor (Timor Leste)         | Grenada                     |\n| Guam                  | India                            | Indonesia                   |\n| Kenya                 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Maldives                    |\n| Mauritius             | Nepal                            | New Zealand                 |\n| North Mariana Islands | Papua New Guinea                 | Paraguay                    |\n| Philippines           | Puerto Rico                      | Romania                     |\n| Russian Federation    | Seychelles                       | Solomon Islands             |\n| St Kitts-Nevis        | St Lucia                         | St Vincent & Grenadines     |\n| Trinidad and Tobago   | Vanuatu                          | Vietnam                     |\n| Zimbabwe              | Zambia                           |                             |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Ecuador                                        | Egypt                     | Fiji          |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------- |\n| Ghana                                          | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Israel        |\n| Jordan                                         | Kiribati                  | Lebanon       |\n| Mongolia                                       | Myanmar (Burma)           | Nauru         |\n| Nigeria                                        | Pakistan                  | Western Samoa |\n| Sri Lanka                                      | Tanzania                  | Tonga         |\n| Turkey                                         | Tuvalu                    | Uruguay       |\n| All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |                           |               |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | Cambodia, Kingdom of | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] |\n| ---------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\n  \nSchedule continued\n\nSUBCLASS 572 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra                                                                                                                                                            | Austria                     | Bahrain                       |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ----------------------------- |\n| Belgium                                                                                                                                                            | British National (Overseas) | Brunei                        |\n| Canada                                                                                                                                                             | Chile                       | Cyprus                        |\n| Denmark                                                                                                                                                            | Estonia                     | Finland                       |\n| France                                                                                                                                                             | Germany                     | Greece                        |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China                                                                                          | Iceland                     | Ireland, Republic of          |\n| Italy                                                                                                                                                              | Japan                       | Kuwait                        |\n| Liechtenstein                                                                                                                                                      | Lithuania                   | Luxembourg                    |\n| Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China                                                                                              | Malaysia                    | Malta                         |\n| Monaco                                                                                                                                                             | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | New Caledonia                 |\n| Norway                                                                                                                                                             | Oman                        | Poland                        |\n| Portugal                                                                                                                                                           | Qatar                       | San Marino                    |\n| Singapore                                                                                                                                                          | Slovenia                    | Spain                         |\n| Sweden                                                                                                                                                             | Switzerland                 | United Arab Emirates          |\n| United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] | United States of America    | Vatican City State (Holy See) |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Argentina          | Bahamas                          | Barbados         |\n| ------------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------- |\n| Bhutan             | Botswana                         | Brazil           |\n| Bulgaria           | Costa Rica                       | Czech Republic   |\n| East Timor         | Grenada                          | Guam             |\n| Hungary            | Indonesia                        | Israel           |\n| Korea, Republic of | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Latvia           |\n| Maldives           | Mauritius                        | Mexico           |\n| New Zealand        | North Mariana Islands            | Papua New Guinea |\n| Paraguay           | Peru                             | Puerto Rico      |\n| Saudi Arabia       | Seychelles                       | Slovak Republic  |\n| Solomon Islands    | South Africa                     | St Kitts-Nevis   |\n| St Lucia           | St Vincent & Grenadines          | Taiwan           |\n| Thailand           | Trinidad and Tobago              | Uruguay          |\n| Vanuatu            | Venezuela                        |                  |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Colombia                  | Ecuador                                        | Egypt           |\n| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------- |\n| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Jordan                                         | Kenya           |\n| Kiribati                  | Mongolia                                       | Myanmar (Burma) |\n| Nauru                     | Nigeria                                        | Philippines     |\n| Romania                   | Russian Federation                             | Tanzania        |\n| Tonga                     | Turkey                                         | Tuvalu          |\n| Vietnam                   | Western Samoa                                  | Zambia          |\n| Zimbabwe                  | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |                 |\n\nSchedule Continued\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | Cambodia, Kingdom of | Fiji                                                                                                                 |\n| ---------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Ghana      | India                | Lebanon                                                                                                              |\n| Nepal      | Pakistan             | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] |\n| Sri Lanka  |                      |                                                                                                                      |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 573 HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra                       | Austria                                                                                                                                                            | Bahamas                                                                   |\n| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Bahrain                       | Barbados                                                                                                                                                           | Belgium                                                                   |\n| Botswana                      | Brazil                                                                                                                                                             | British National (Overseas)                                               |\n| Brunei                        | Canada                                                                                                                                                             | Chile                                                                     |\n| Cyprus                        | Czech Republic                                                                                                                                                     | Denmark                                                                   |\n| Estonia                       | Finland                                                                                                                                                            | France                                                                    |\n| Germany                       | Greece                                                                                                                                                             | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China |\n| Hungary                       | Iceland                                                                                                                                                            | Ireland, Republic of                                                      |\n| Italy                         | Japan                                                                                                                                                              | Korea, Republic of                                                        |\n| Kuwait                        | Latvia                                                                                                                                                             | Liechtenstein                                                             |\n| Luxembourg                    | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China                                                                                              | Malaysia                                                                  |\n| Malta                         | Mauritius                                                                                                                                                          | Mexico                                                                    |\n| Monaco                        | Netherlands, Kingdom of the                                                                                                                                        | New Caledonia                                                             |\n| Norway                        | Oman                                                                                                                                                               | Peru                                                                      |\n| Poland                        | Portugal                                                                                                                                                           | Qatar                                                                     |\n| San Marino                    | Saudi Arabia                                                                                                                                                       | Seychelles                                                                |\n| Singapore                     | Slovak Republic                                                                                                                                                    | Slovenia                                                                  |\n| South Africa                  | Spain                                                                                                                                                              | Sweden                                                                    |\n| Switzerland                   | Taiwan                                                                                                                                                             | Thailand                                                                  |\n| United Arab Emirates          | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] | United States of America                                                  |\n| Vatican City State (Holy See) |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                           |\n\n  \nSchedule continued\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Argentina   | Bhutan                  | Bulgaria                         |\n| ----------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------- |\n| Colombia    | Costa Rica              | East Timor (Timor Leste)         |\n| Ecuador     | Grenada                 | Guam                             |\n| Indonesia   | Israel                  | Lao People's Democratic Republic |\n| Lithuania   | Maldives                | Mozambique                       |\n| New Zealand | North Mariana Islands   | Papua New Guinea                 |\n| Paraguay    | Philippines             | Puerto Rico                      |\n| Romania     | Solomon Islands         | St Kitts-Nevis                   |\n| St Lucia    | St Vincent & Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago              |\n| Turkey      | Uruguay                 | Vanuatu                          |\n| Venezuela   | Vietnam                 | Zambia                           |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Egypt              | Fiji          | Iran, Islamic Republic of                      |\n| ------------------ | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Jordan             | Kenya         | Kiribati                                       |\n| Lebanon            | Mongolia      | Myanmar (Burma)                                |\n| Nauru              | Nepal         | Nigeria                                        |\n| Russian Federation | Tanzania      | Tonga                                          |\n| Tuvalu             | Western Samoa | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | Cambodia, Kingdom of | Ghana                                                                                                                |\n| ---------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| India      | Pakistan             | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] |\n| Sri Lanka  | Zimbabwe             |                                                                                                                      |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\n  \nSchedule Continued\n\nSUBCLASS 574 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SECTOR\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra                     | Argentina                                                                                                                                                          | Austria                          |\n| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- |\n| Bahamas                     | Bahrain                                                                                                                                                            | Barbados                         |\n| Belgium                     | Botswana                                                                                                                                                           | Brazil                           |\n| British National (Overseas) | Brunei                                                                                                                                                             | Bulgaria                         |\n| Canada                      | Chile                                                                                                                                                              | Costa Rica                       |\n| Cyprus                      | Czech Republic                                                                                                                                                     | Denmark                          |\n| East Timor (Timor Leste)    | Estonia                                                                                                                                                            | Finland                          |\n| France                      | Germany                                                                                                                                                            | Greece                           |\n| Guam                        | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China                                                                                          | Hungary                          |\n| Iceland                     | Ireland, Republic of                                                                                                                                               | Israel                           |\n| Italy                       | Japan                                                                                                                                                              | Jordan                           |\n| Korea, Republic of          | Kuwait                                                                                                                                                             | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |\n| Latvia                      | Liechtenstein                                                                                                                                                      | Lithuania                        |\n| Luxembourg                  | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China                                                                                              | Malaysia                         |\n| Maldives                    | Malta                                                                                                                                                              | Mauritius                        |\n| Mexico                      | Monaco                                                                                                                                                             | Netherlands, Kingdom of the      |\n| New Caledonia               | North Mariana Islands                                                                                                                                              | Norway                           |\n| Oman                        | Papua New Guinea                                                                                                                                                   | Peru                             |\n| Philippines                 | Poland                                                                                                                                                             | Portugal                         |\n| Qatar                       | Romania                                                                                                                                                            | Russian Federation               |\n| San Marino                  | Saudi Arabia                                                                                                                                                       | Seychelles                       |\n| Singapore                   | Slovak Republic                                                                                                                                                    | Slovenia                         |\n| Solomon Islands             | South Africa                                                                                                                                                       | Spain                            |\n| Sweden                      | Switzerland                                                                                                                                                        | Taiwan                           |\n| Thailand                    | Tonga                                                                                                                                                              | Turkey                           |\n| United Arab Emirates        | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] | United States of America         |\n| Uruguay                     | Vanuatu                                                                                                                                                            | Vatican City State (Holy See)    |\n| Venezuela                   | Vietnam                                                                                                                                                            |                                  |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n| ---------------------------------------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\n  \nSchedule Continued\n\nSUBCLASS 575 NON-AWARD SECTOR\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra                  | Argentina                     | Austria                                                                                                                                                            |\n| ------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Bahrain                  | Belgium                       | Brazil                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Brunei                   | Canada                        | Chile                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Cyprus                   | Czech Republic                | Denmark                                                                                                                                                            |\n| Estonia                  | Finland                       | France                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Germany                  | Greece                        | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China                                                                                          |\n| Hungary                  | Iceland                       | Ireland, Republic of                                                                                                                                               |\n| Italy                    | Japan                         | Korea, Republic of                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Kuwait                   | Latvia                        | Liechtenstein                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Lithuania                | Luxembourg                    | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China                                                                                              |\n| Malaysia                 | Malta                         | Mexico                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Monaco                   | Netherlands, Kingdom of the   | New Caledonia                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Norway                   | Oman                          | Peru                                                                                                                                                               |\n| Poland                   | Portugal                      | Qatar                                                                                                                                                              |\n| San Marino               | Saudi Arabia                  | Singapore                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Slovak Republic          | Slovenia                      | South Africa                                                                                                                                                       |\n| Spain                    | Sweden                        | Switzerland                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Taiwan                   | United Arab Emirates          | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| United States of America | Vatican City State (Holy See) |                                                                                                                                                                    |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Bahamas               | Barbados                    | Bhutan                   |\n| --------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------ |\n| Botswana              | British National (Overseas) | Bulgaria                 |\n| Colombia              | Costa Rica                  | East Timor (Timor Leste) |\n| Grenada               | Guam                        | Indonesia                |\n| Israel                | Mauritius                   | New Zealand              |\n| North Mariana Islands | Papua New Guinea            | Paraguay                 |\n| Philippines           | Puerto Rico                 | Romania                  |\n| Seychelles            | Solomon Islands             | St Kitts-Nevis           |\n| St Lucia              | St Vincent & Grenadines     | Thailand                 |\n| Trinidad and Tobago   | Turkey                      | Vanuatu                  |\n| Venezuela             |                             |                          |\n\n  \nSchedule Continued\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Bangladesh                | Ecuador                                        | Egypt                                                                                                                |\n| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Fiji                      | Ghana                                          | India                                                                                                                |\n| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Jordan                                         | Kenya                                                                                                                |\n| Kiribati                  | Lao People’s Democratic Republic               | Maldives                                                                                                             |\n| Mongolia                  | Myanmar (Burma)                                | Nauru                                                                                                                |\n| Nepal                     | Nigeria                                        | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] |\n| Russian Federation        | Sri Lanka                                      | Tanzania                                                                                                             |\n| Tonga                     | Tuvalu                                         | Uruguay                                                                                                              |\n| Vietnam                   | Western Samoa                                  | Zambia                                                                                                               |\n| Zimbabwe                  | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |                                                                                                                      |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Cambodia, Kingdom of | Lebanon | Pakistan |\n| -------------------- | ------- | -------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 576 AUSAID OR DEFENCE SECTOR\n\n| Kind of eligible passport | Assessment level   |\n| ------------------------- | ------------------ |\n| None specified            | Assessment level 1 |\n| All eligible passports    | Assessment level 2 |\n| None specified            | Assessment level 3 |\n| None specified            | Assessment level 4 |\n| None specified            | Assessment level 5 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2123},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates strictly within the scope mandated by regulation 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994, which requires the Minister to specify assessment levels for eligible passports by visa subclass. It updates the specification lists without expanding the regulatory framework or altering the underlying risk assessment methodology."},"complexity_factors":["Seven separate visa subclasses, each requiring distinct country-by-assessment-level matrices","Cross-references to underlying Migration Regulations 1994 (regs 1.40, 1.41, and 2.07AO) necessary to understand evidentiary implications","Nested conditional logic where country risk ratings vary by education sector (e.g., China Level 3 for vocational vs Level 4 for higher education)","Technical passport definitions excluding specific British nationality types and treating Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong, Macau) separately from mainland China","Revocation clauses requiring reconciliation with two superseded instruments (IMMI 08/051 and IMMI 08/073)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument assigns every passport a five-tier assessment level (1–5) for Australia’s student visa stream, with levels varying by visa subclass and study type. Effective 27 March 2010 and replacing 2008 rules, higher assessment levels trigger tougher evidence requirements (funds, English, academic history), longer processing and greater refusal risk, while Level 1 passports face minimal paperwork."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2010l00624","history":"/api/acts/f2010l00624/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2010l00624/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2010l00624/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2010l00624/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2010l00624/documents"}}