{"id":"F2019L01710","name":"Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020","slug":"migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100525,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01710-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1 – Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n (1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020.\n (2) This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/001.\n\n#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations.\n\n#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations.\n ISO means International Organization for Standardization.\n Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n VAC means Visa Application Charge.\n\n \n\n## Part 2 – Payment of VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies\n\n#### 6 Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies\n\n 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 1, 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.\n Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1 — Exchange Rates for the Payment of VAC and Fees in Foreign Currencies\n\n```html\n

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

\n```","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n (1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020.\n (2) This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/001.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations.\n ISO means International Organization for Standardization.\n Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n VAC means Visa Application Charge.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Payment of VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies","content":"## Part 1 – Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n (1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020.\n (2) This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/001.\n\n#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations.\n\n#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations.\n ISO means International Organization for Standardization.\n Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n VAC means Visa Application Charge.\n\n \n\n## Part 2 – Payment of VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies\n\n#### 6 Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies\n\n 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 1, 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.\n Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1 — Exchange Rates for the Payment of VAC and Fees in Foreign Currencies\n\n```html\n

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

\n```","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies","content":"#### 6 Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies\n\n 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 1, 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.\n Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1 — Exchange Rates for the Payment of VAC and Fees in Foreign Currencies\n\n```html\n

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

\n```","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend or expand the categories of VACs or fees payable in foreign currency. Under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) it only specifies which numeric exchange rates and ISO codes apply to listed currencies (s6 and Schedule 1) and expressly excludes VACs in subregulation 5.36(3A). It therefore changes conversion mechanics, not the underlying scope of what can be paid in foreign currencies."},"complexity_factors":["Legal cross‑reference: made under paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (s3) — requires reading the Regulations alongside this instrument.","Definitions linkage: relies on defined terms (fee, VAC, ISO, Regulations) (s4), so users must map those definitions to the Regulations.","Operational table: Schedule 1 lists 47 currencies with ISO codes (Column B) and fixed numeric rates (Column C) to be applied (s6).","Scope caveat: instrument explicitly excludes VACs mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) (s6 note), so implementers must identify excluded VACs.","No update mechanism: the instrument specifies fixed numeric rates but does not state how or when rates will be updated, creating implementation and accuracy risk against market movements.","Practical compliance burden: payment processors and applicants must ensure use of specified ISO codes and the exact numeric rates from Schedule 1 when calculating payments.","Potential interpretive ambiguity: the instrument prescribes 'the exchange rate ... is specified in Column C' (s6) but does not describe the mathematical direction or unit conventions in this text, so practitioners must rely on operational guidance or the Regulations for calculation method."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the exact numeric exchange rates and ISO currency codes to use when visa application charges (VACs) and specified fees are paid in the foreign currencies listed in Schedule 1. It affects visa applicants, payment agents and the Department that processes payments because it fixes how foreign‑currency payments are converted for those charges and clarifies which currencies and codes apply."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1863},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of specifying exchange rates for foreign currency payments of visa application charges and fees, exactly as authorized by paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994. No expansion beyond this technical administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 6) containing only a reference to a lookup table","Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions beyond one exclusion note","Straightforward tabular data without cross-references between sections","Mechanical administrative content with no discretionary decision-making"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes which exchange rates the Department of Home Affairs must use when applicants pay Visa Application Charges or migration fees in a foreign currency, affecting overseas applicants who pay in any of the listed currencies. \n\nIt’s essentially a conversion table the Department follows to calculate local‑currency amounts; it does not apply to VACs caught by subregulation 5.36(3A), even if the currency appears in the table."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2","history":"/api/acts/migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-lin-20-001-payment-of-visa-application-charges-and-fees-in-foreign-currencies-instrument-2/documents"}}