{"id":"F2005L00808","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Assessment Levels for Kinds of Eligible Passports in relation to Subclasses of Student Visa - March 2005","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":113116,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00808-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of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\nSPECIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT LEVELS FOR KINDS OF ELIGIBLE PASSPORTS IN RELATION TO SUBCLASSES OF STUDENT VISA FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 1.41 OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994\n\nI, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\n1. REVOKE the Gazette Notice made for the purposes of regulation 1.41 and signed on \n31 August 2004 specifying the 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; AND\n\n2. SPECIFY, in relation to an application for a student visa made on or after 1 April 2005, the assessment level for a kind of eligible passport in relation to each subclass of student visa referred to in the Schedule to this notice, to which an applicant for a student visa who seeks to satisfy the primary criteria will be subject, for the purposes of regulation 1.41.\n\nThis takes effect on 1 April 2005.\n\nDated 22 March 2005\n\nAMANDA VANSTONE\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.\n\nNOTE 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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

Brunei

Canada

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

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

Bahrain

Barbados

Botswana

Brazil

British National (Overseas)

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

East Timor

Egypt

Estonia

Grenada

Guam

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

Hungary

Israel

Republic of Korea

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

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

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Venezuela

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar (Burma)

Ecuador

Fiji

Ghana

India

Indonesia

Iran

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Maldives

Mauritius

Mongolia

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

Philippines

Russian Federation

Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

People’s Republic of China, excluding passports issued by the

Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau

Laos

Lebanon

Pakistan

Vietnam

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

Subclass 571 Schools Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Brunei

Canada

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States of America

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Afghanistan

Argentina

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Botswana

Brazil

British National (Overseas)

Chile

Colombia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

East Timor

Egypt

Grenada

Guam

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

Indonesia

Republic of Korea

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

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

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Oman

Paraguay

Peru

Papua New Guinea

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Taiwan

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Venezuela

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar (Burma)

Ecuador

Fiji

Ghana

India

Iran

Israel

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Laos

Maldives

Mauritius

Mongolia

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

Philippines

Russian Federation

Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories

Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]

Uruguay

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

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

Lebanon

Pakistan

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

Subclass 572 Vocational Education and Training Sector

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

British National (Overseas)

Brunei

Canada

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

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

Iceland

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States of America

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Argentina

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Botswana

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

East Timor

Egypt

Grenada

Guam

Hungary

Israel

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

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

Mauritius

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Taiwan

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories

Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]

Uruguay

Venezuela

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar (Burma)

Ecuador

Ghana

Indonesia

Iran

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Republic of Korea

Laos

Maldives

Mongolia

Nauru

Nigeria

Philippines

Russian Federation

Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

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

Fiji

India

Lebanon

Nepal

Pakistan

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

Barbados

Belgium

Brunei

British National (Overseas)

Canada

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

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

Iceland

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

United States of America

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Argentina

Bahrain

Botswana

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

Grenada

Guam

Hungary

Indonesia

Israel

Republic of Korea

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

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

Mauritius

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories

Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject]

Uruguay

Venezuela

Zimbabwe

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar (Burma)

Fiji

Ghana

India

Iran

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Laos

Maldives

Mongolia

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

Philippines

Russian Federation

Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Vietnam

Zambia

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

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

Lebanon

Pakistan

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

Austria

Bahamas

Barbados

Belgium

Brunei

British National (Overseas)

Canada

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

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

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Japan

Republic of Korea Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2

Argentina

Bahrain

Botswana

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

East Timor

Egypt

Grenada

Guam

Hungary

Indonesia

Israel

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

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

Mauritius

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

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

Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar (Burma)

Ecuador

Fiji

Ghana

India

Iran

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Laos

Maldives

Mongolia

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

Pakistan

Philippines

Russian Federation

Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Zambia

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

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

Lebanon

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

Austria

Belgium

Brunei

Canada

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

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

Bahrain

Barbados

Botswana

Brazil

British National (Overseas)

Chile

Colombia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

East Timor

Egypt

Grenada

Guam

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

Republic of Korea

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

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

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

North Mariana Islands

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

St Kitts-Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent & Grenadines

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Venezuela

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar (Burma)

Ecuador

Fiji

Ghana

India

Indonesia

Iran

Jordan

Kenya

Kiribati

Maldives

Mauritius

Mongolia

Nauru

Nepal

Nigeria

Philippines

Russian Federation

Western Samoa

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Uruguay

Zambia

Zimbabwe

All eligible passports not elsewhere specified

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4

Cambodia, Kingdom of

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

Laos

Lebanon

Pakistan

Vietnam

Kind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5

None specified

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

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It updates the specifications from the previous August 2004 notice but does not expand the scope beyond setting risk levels for passport types in relation to specific visa subclasses."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive matrix structure requiring cross-referencing of 7 visa subclasses against 100+ passport types","Conditional passport definitions with explicit exclusions (e.g., UK passports excluding BN(O) and other British categories; China excluding Hong Kong/Macau SAR passports)","Non-uniform country distribution across subclasses (same passport may be Level 1 for university study but Level 3 for vocational study)","Implicit dependency on Migration Regulations provisions (1.40, 1.41) to understand the legal effect of assessment levels","Residual category complexity ('All eligible passports not elsewhere specified') creating catch-all provisions at varying levels per subclass","Historical context requiring reference to revoked Gazette Notice from August 2004 to determine what changed"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial notice sets “Assessment Levels” (1–5) for international student visa applicants based on their passport country and the student visa subclass, replacing the August 2004 rules and taking effect 1 April 2005. It determines how much documentary evidence and scrutiny applicants must face—Level 1 = very low risk, Level 5 = highest risk—so it directly affects processing requirements, evidence of funds, English ability, and overall visa burden."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This notice revokes the previous Gazette notice dated 31 August 2004 and replaces it with an updated specification of which passport kinds map to assessment levels 1–5 for each student‑visa subclass, effective 1 April 2005. The change is limited to the specification of assessment levels and does not amend other provisions of the Migration Regulations; it alters which nationalities fall into which risk categories for student‑visa primary‑criteria assessment."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive, country-by-country enumerations across multiple visa subclasses (long, repetitive lists increase reading and implementation work).","Different mappings for each student-visa subclass — same passport can have different assessment levels depending on subclass.","Presence of fallback and special entries (e.g. \"All eligible passports not elsewhere specified\", explicit exclusions for certain UK/British categories, China SAR/Macau distinctions) that require careful interpretation.","Cross-references and exclusions in the instrument: made under regs 1.17 and 1.41 and exclusion of applicants designated under regulation 2.07AO (Notes 1–4).","Administrative mechanics: notice revokes a prior Gazette notice and has a specific effective date (1 April 2005), creating transitional obligations for processing applications.","Ministerial discretion built into the mechanism (the Minister specifies assessment levels by Gazette notice), which concentrates decision authority in rule‑making rather than embedded statutory criteria.","Formatting and presentation (HTML/table layout and repeated headings) raise the risk of transcription or implementation errors."],"plain_english_summary":"This Gazette notice revokes the 31 August 2004 notice and, from 1 April 2005, specifies which national passports map to assessment levels 1–5 for each student‑visa subclass. It applies to student‑visa applications made on or after 1 April 2005 and sets the numeric risk category (assessment level) used when an applicant seeks to satisfy the Regulations’ primary criteria. The Minister made the specification under regulation 1.17 and 1.41 of the Migration Regulations 1994."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-assessment-levels-for-kinds-of-eligible-passports-in-rel/documents"}}