{"id":"F2021L00739","name":"Migration (Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument (LIN 21/004) 2021 (No. 2)","slug":"migration-places-and-currencies-for-paying-of-fees-instrument-lin-21-004-2021-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101900,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00739-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument (LIN 21/004) 2021 (No. 2)","content":"![logo for Department of Home Affairs](image.001.jpeg)\n\nLIN 21/004\n\nMigration (Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument (LIN 21/004) 2021 (No. 2)\n\nI, Stephanie Cargill, delegate of the Minister for Home Affairs, under paragraphs 5.36(1)(a) and (b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):\n\n(a) specify each place in Schedule 1 for the payment of a fee, other than a visa application charge mentioned in subregulation 5(3A) of the Regulations; and\n\n(b) specify the currency in Schedule 1, in which a fee may be paid in a place specified by paragraph (a); and\n\n(c) repeal Migration (LIN 21/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2021.\n\nNote 1 Subregulation 5.36(3A) provides that a visa application charge payment made in accordance with regulation 2.12JA must be made in Australian dollars.\n\nNote 2 Regulation 2.12JA provides for methods of payment for an internet application.\n\nThis instrument commences on 1 July 2021.\n\nDated 9 June 2021\n\nStephanie Cargill\n\nChief Finance Officer\n\nFinance Division\n\nDepartment of Home Affairs\n\n \n\nSchedule 1 Places and currencies\n\n```html\n

Item

Place

Currency

1

Australia

Australian Dollar

2

Bahrain

Bahraini Dinar

3

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Taka

4

Bhutan

Bhutanese Ngultrum; or

Indian Rupee

5

Brazil

Brazilian Real

6

Brunei

Brunei Dollar

7

Cambodia

US Dollar

8

Canada

Canadian Dollar

9

Chile

Chilean Peso; or

US Dollar

10

China

Chinese Renminbi Yuan

11

Colombia

Colombian Peso

12

Cyprus

Euro

13

Egypt

Egyptian Pound; or

US Dollar

14

Fiji

Fiji Dollar

15

Germany

Euro

16

Greece

Euro

17

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Dollar

18

India

Indian Rupee

19

Indonesia

Indonesian Rupiah

20

Iraq

Jordanian Dinar; or

US Dollar

21

Israel

Israeli New Shekel

22

Japan

Japanese Yen

23

Jordan

Jordanian Dinar

24

Kenya

Kenyan Shilling

25

Kiribati

Australian Dollar

26

Korea, Republic of

Korean Won

27

Kuwait

Kuwaiti Dinar

28

Lao People's Democratic Republic

US Dollar

29

Lebanon

US Dollar

30

Malaysia

Malaysian Ringgit

31

Mauritius

Mauritius Rupee

32

Mongolia

Mongolian Tugrik

33

Myanmar

US Dollar

34

Nauru

Australian Dollar

35

Nepal

Nepalese Rupee; or

Indian Rupee

36

New Caledonia

Central Pacific Franc

37

New Zealand

New Zealand Dollar

38

Oman

Omani Riyal

39

Pakistan

Pakistan Rupee

40

Palestinian Authority

Israeli New Shekel

41

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Kina

42

Philippines

Philippine Peso

43

Qatar

Qatari Riyal

44

Russian Federation

Euro; or

Australian Dollar

45

Samoa

Samoan Tala

46

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian Riyal

47

Serbia

Euro; or

Australian Dollar

48

Singapore

Singapore Dollar

49

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Dollar

50

South Africa

South African Rand

51

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Rupee

52

Syrian Arab Republic

Jordanian Dinar

53

Thailand

Thai Baht

54

Timor Leste

US Dollar

55

Tonga

Tongan Pa'anga

56

Turkey

Turkish Lira

57

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Dirham

58

United Kingdom

British Pound

59

United States

Australian Dollar

60

Vanuatu

Vanuatu Vatu

61

Vietnam

Vietnamese Dong

62

Zimbabwe

US Dollar

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