{"id":"F2008L03025","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification for the purposes of regulation 1.41 - Student Visa Assessment Levels - July 2008","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-for-the-purposes-of-regulation-1-41-student-visa-assessment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75053,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of Australia","content":"## Commonwealth 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 07/014 signed on 13 April 2007 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. SPECIFY, in relation to an application for a student visa made on or after 1 September 2008, 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 08/051, commences on 1 September 2008.\n\nDated 28 July 2008\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 \n\nSchedule\n\n```html\n

Subclass 570 Independent ELICOS Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Bahrain

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China

Iceland

Italy

Ireland, Republic of

Japan

Kuwait

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Netherlands, Kingdom of the

New Caledonia

Norway

Oman

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Argentina

Bahamas

Barbados

Bhutan

Botswana

Brazil

British National (Overseas)

Bulgaria

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

East Timor

Grenada

Guam

Hungary

Indonesia

Israel

Korea, Republic of

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Seychelles

Slovak Republic

Solomon Islands

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

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Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Ecuador

Egypt

Fiji

Ghana

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Kenya

Kiribati

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

People’s Republic of China, excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau

Philippines

Romania

Russian Federation

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Vietnam

Western Samoa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Bangladesh

Cambodia, Kingdom of

India

Jordan

Lebanon

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

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Subclass 571 Schools Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Argentina

Andorra

Austria

Bahrain

Belgium

Brazil

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland, Republic of

Italy

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

Monaco

Netherlands, Kingdom of the

New Caledonia

Norway

Oman

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

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

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Venezuela

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Afghanistan

Bahamas

Barbados

Bhutan

Botswana

British National (Overseas)

Bulgaria

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cyprus

East Timor

Grenada

Guam

India

Indonesia

Kenya

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Maldives

Mauritius

Nepal

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Paraguay

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russian Federation

Seychelles

Solomon Islands

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Myanmar (Burma)

Ecuador

Egypt

Fiji

Ghana

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Israel

Jordan

Kiribati

Lebanon

Mongolia

Nauru

Nigeria

Pakistan

Western Samoa

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Uruguay

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Bangladesh

Cambodia, Kingdom of

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

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Subclass 572 Vocational Education and Training Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Austria

Bahrain

Belgium

British National (Overseas)

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Iceland

Ireland, Republic of

Italy

Japan

Kuwait

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands, Kingdom of the

New Caledonia

Norway

Oman

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

San Marino

Singapore

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

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

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Argentina

Bahamas

Barbados

Bhutan

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

East Timor

Grenada

Guam

Hungary

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Latvia

Maldives

Mauritius

Mexico

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Indonesia

Israel

Korea, Republic of

Peru

Puerto Rico

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Slovak Republic

Solomon Islands

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Taiwan

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

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Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Colombia

Ecuador

Egypt

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Nauru

Nigeria

Philippines

Romania

Russian Federation

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Vietnam

Western Samoa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Bangladesh

Cambodia, Kingdom of

Fiji

Ghana

India

Lebanon

Nepal

Pakistan

People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]

Sri Lanka

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

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Subclass 573 Higher Education Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Austria

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Belgium

Botswana

Brazil

British National (Overseas)

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland, Republic of

Italy

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Netherlands, Kingdom of the

New Caledonia

Norway

Oman

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

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

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Argentina

Bhutan

Bulgaria

Colombia

Costa Rica

East Timor

Ecuador

Grenada

Guam

Indonesia

Israel

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lithuania

Maldives

Mozambique

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Romania

Solomon Islands

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zambia

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Egypt

Fiji

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Lebanon

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

Russian Federation

Tanzania

Tonga

Tuvalu

Western Samoa

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Bangladesh

Cambodia, Kingdom of

Ghana

India

Pakistan

People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

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Subclass 574 Postgraduate Research Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Argentina

Austria

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Belgium

Botswana

Brazil

British National (Overseas)

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland, Republic of

Italy

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Netherlands, Kingdom of the

New Caledonia

Norway

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russian Federation

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

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

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Venezuela

Vietnam

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Bhutan

Bulgaria

Colombia

Costa Rica

East Timor

Egypt

Fiji

Grenada

Guam

Indonesia

Israel

Jordan

Kenya

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Malawi

Maldives

Mongolia

Mozambique

Nepal

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Pakistan

Paraguay

Puerto Rico

Solomon Islands

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Cambodia, Kingdom of

Ecuador

Ghana

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Kiribati

Lebanon

Myanmar (Burma)

Nauru

People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tuvalu

Western Samoa

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

India

Nigeria

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

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Subclass 575 Non-Award Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Argentina

Austria

Bahrain

Belgium

Brazil

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland, Republic of

Italy

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

Monaco

Netherlands, Kingdom of the

New Caledonia

Norway

Oman

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

San Marino

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Bahamas

Barbados

Bhutan

Botswana

British National (Overseas)

Bulgaria

Colombia

Costa Rica

East Timor

Grenada

Guam

Indonesia

Israel

Mauritius

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Romania

Seychelles

Solomon Islands

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Ecuador

Egypt

Fiji

Ghana

India

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau]

Russian Federation

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Tuvalu

Uruguay

Vietnam

Western Samoa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

Lebanon

Pakistan

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

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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

\n```\n\n> Notes to the Specification for the purposes of regulation 1.41 — Student Visa Assessment Levels — July 2008 (IMMI 08/051)\n\n> Note 1\n\n> Note: The Specification for the purposes of regulation 1.41 — Student Visa Assessment Levels —July 2008 (IMMI 08/051) (in force under regulation 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Instruments\n\n```html\n

Title

Date of FRLI Registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

IMMI 08/051

12 Aug 2008 (see F2008L03025)

1 Sept 2008

IMMI 08/073

21 Aug 2008 (see F2008L03164)

22 Aug 2008

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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Schedule

Subclass 571............

am. IMMI 08/073

Subclass 573............

am. IMMI 08/073

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