{"id":"F2017L00665","name":"Migration (IMMI 17/036: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2017","slug":"migration-immi-17-036-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96444,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00665-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 17/036: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 1 July 2017.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of Part 5 of the Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 5 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Foreign Currencies","content":"Part 1 – Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 17/036: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2017.\n\n#### 2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 1 July 2017.\n\n#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of Part 5 of the Regulations.\n\n#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n#### 5 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n#### Part 2 – Foreign Currencies\n\n#### 6 Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies\n\n For paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of Part 5 of the Regulations, the following table specifies:\n (a) the currencies (Column A);\n (b) the corresponding International Standards Organisation code (ISO Code)(Column B); and\n (c) the corresponding exchange rate for the currency (Column C).\n\n```html\n

Currencies for Paying of Fees

Column A (Currency Name)

Column B (ISO Code)

Column C (Exchange Rate)

United Arab Emirates Dirham

AED

0.34696

Argentine Peso

ARS

0.08297

Bangladeshi Taka

BDT

0.01578

Bahraini Dinar

BHD

3.40646

Brunei Dollar

BND

0.92023

Brazilian Real

BRL

0.40387

Bhutanese Ngultrum

BTN

0.0198

Canadian Dollar

CAD

0.93798

Chilean Peso

CLP

0.00193

Chinese Renminbi Yuan

CNY

0.18491

Colombian Peso

COP

0.00044

Egyptian Pound

EGP

0.07053

Ethiopian Birr

ETB

0.05616

Euro

EUR

1.38169

Fiji Dollar

FJD

0.61411

British Pound

GBP

1.63688

Ghanaian Cedi

GHS

0.30458

Hong Kong Dollar

HKD

0.16376

Indonesian Rupiah

IDR

0.000095795

Israeli New Shekel

ILS

0.35136

Indian Rupee

INR

0.01981

Jordanian Dinar

JOD

1.80109

Japanese Yen

JPY

0.0114529

Kenyan Shilling

KES

0.01253

Korean Won

KRW

0.00113

Kuwaiti Dinar

KWD

4.1927

Sri Lanka Rupee

LKR

0.00849

Mongolian Tugrik

MNT

0.00053

Mauritius Rupee

MUR

0.03783

Mexican Peso

MXN

0.06768

Malaysian Ringgit

MYR

0.29223

Nigerian Naira

NGN

0.00407

Nepalese Rupee

NPR

0.01256

New Zealand Dollar

NZD

0.88403

Omani Rial

OMR

3.31994

Papua New Guinea Kina

PGK

0.40463

Philippine Peso

PHP

0.02559

Pakistan Rupee

PKR

0.01227

Qatari Riyal

QAR

0.35018

Russian Ruble

RUB

0.02237

Saudi Arabian Riyal

SAR

0.33997

Solomon Islands Dollar

SBD

0.16642

Singapore Dollar

SGD

0.91055

Thai Baht

THB

0.037

Tongan Pa'anga

TOP

0.55161

Turkish Lira

TRY

0.35441

US Dollar

USD

1.2741

Vietnamese Dong

VND

0.000056804

Vanuatu Vatu

VUV

0.01175

Samoan Tala

WST

0.49209

Central Pacific Franc

XPF

0.01158

South African Rand

ZAR

0.09562

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Currencies for Paying of Fees

Column A (Currency Name)

Column B (ISO Code)

Column C (Exchange Rate)

United Arab Emirates Dirham

AED

0.34696

Argentine Peso

ARS

0.08297

Bangladeshi Taka

BDT

0.01578

Bahraini Dinar

BHD

3.40646

Brunei Dollar

BND

0.92023

Brazilian Real

BRL

0.40387

Bhutanese Ngultrum

BTN

0.0198

Canadian Dollar

CAD

0.93798

Chilean Peso

CLP

0.00193

Chinese Renminbi Yuan

CNY

0.18491

Colombian Peso

COP

0.00044

Egyptian Pound

EGP

0.07053

Ethiopian Birr

ETB

0.05616

Euro

EUR

1.38169

Fiji Dollar

FJD

0.61411

British Pound

GBP

1.63688

Ghanaian Cedi

GHS

0.30458

Hong Kong Dollar

HKD

0.16376

Indonesian Rupiah

IDR

0.000095795

Israeli New Shekel

ILS

0.35136

Indian Rupee

INR

0.01981

Jordanian Dinar

JOD

1.80109

Japanese Yen

JPY

0.0114529

Kenyan Shilling

KES

0.01253

Korean Won

KRW

0.00113

Kuwaiti Dinar

KWD

4.1927

Sri Lanka Rupee

LKR

0.00849

Mongolian Tugrik

MNT

0.00053

Mauritius Rupee

MUR

0.03783

Mexican Peso

MXN

0.06768

Malaysian Ringgit

MYR

0.29223

Nigerian Naira

NGN

0.00407

Nepalese Rupee

NPR

0.01256

New Zealand Dollar

NZD

0.88403

Omani Rial

OMR

3.31994

Papua New Guinea Kina

PGK

0.40463

Philippine Peso

PHP

0.02559

Pakistan Rupee

PKR

0.01227

Qatari Riyal

QAR

0.35018

Russian Ruble

RUB

0.02237

Saudi Arabian Riyal

SAR

0.33997

Solomon Islands Dollar

SBD

0.16642

Singapore Dollar

SGD

0.91055

Thai Baht

THB

0.037

Tongan Pa'anga

TOP

0.55161

Turkish Lira

TRY

0.35441

US Dollar

USD

1.2741

Vietnamese Dong

VND

0.000056804

Vanuatu Vatu

VUV

0.01175

Samoan Tala

WST

0.49209

Central Pacific Franc

XPF

0.01158

South African Rand

ZAR

0.09562

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