{"id":"F2012L00669","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under subregulation 1.41(1) - Student Visa Assessment Levels - March 2012","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-subregulation-1-41-1-student-visa-assessment-levels-m","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88919,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00669-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Schedule","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Schedule","content":"#### Schedule\n\nSUBCLASS 570 (INDEPENDENT ELICOS SECTOR)\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra | Ireland, Republic of | Norway |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Austria | Italy | Oman |\n| Bahrain | Japan | Poland |\n| Belgium | Korea, Republic of | Portugal |\n| Bulgaria | Kuwait | Qatar |\n| Brunei | Latvia | San Marino |\n| Canada | Liechtenstein | Saudi Arabia |\n| Chile | Lithuania | Singapore |\n| Cyprus | Luxembourg | Slovenia |\n| Czech Republic | Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China | Spain |\n| Denmark | Malaysia | Sweden |\n| Estonia | Malta | Switzerland |\n| Finland | Mauritius | Taiwan |\n| France | Mexico | United Arab Emirates |\n| Germany | Monaco | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| Greece | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United States of America |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China | New Caledonia | Vatican City State (Holy See) |\n| Iceland | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Argentina | Guatemala | Puerto Rico |\n| --------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- |\n| Bahamas | Honduras | Seychelles |\n| Barbados | Hungary | Slovak Republic |\n| Bhutan | Indonesia | Solomon Islands |\n| Botswana | Israel | South Africa |\n| Brazil | Lao People's Democratic Republic | St Kitts-Nevis |\n| British National (Overseas) | Maldives | St Lucia |\n| Colombia | Montenegro, Republic of | St Vincent & Grenadines |\n| Costa Rica | New Zealand | Thailand |\n| Croatia | Nicaragua | Trinidad and Tobago |\n| Cuba | North Mariana Islands | Ukraine |\n| East Timor (Timor Leste) | Papua New Guinea | Uruguay |\n| El Salvador | Paraguay | Vanuatu |\n| Grenada | Peru | Venezuela |\n| Guam | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Ecuador | Nauru | Tonga |\n| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Egypt | Nepal | Turkey |\n| Fiji | Nigeria | Tuvalu |\n| Ghana | People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) | Vietnam |\n| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Philippines | Western Samoa |\n| Kenya | Romania | Zambia |\n| Kiribati | Russian Federation | Zimbabwe |\n| Mongolia | Tanzania | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n| Myanmar (Burma) | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | Jordan | Pakistan |\n| -------------------- | ------- | --------- |\n| Cambodia, Kingdom of | Lebanon | Sri Lanka |\n| India | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 571 (SCHOOLS SECTOR)\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra | Italy | Portugal |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Argentina | Japan | Qatar |\n| Austria | Korea, Republic of | San Marino |\n| Bahrain | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia |\n| Belgium | Latvia | Seychelles |\n| Botswana | Liechtenstein | Singapore |\n| Brazil | Lithuania | Slovak Republic |\n| Brunei | Luxembourg | Slovenia |\n| Canada | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Solomon Islands |\n| Chile | Malaysia | South Africa |\n| Czech Republic | Maldives | Spain |\n| Denmark | Malta | Sweden |\n| Estonia | Mauritius | Switzerland |\n| Finland | Mexico | Taiwan |\n| France | Monaco | Thailand |\n| Germany | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Arab Emirates |\n| Greece | New Caledonia | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Norway | United States of America |\n| Hungary | Oman | Vanuatu |\n| Iceland | Peru | Vatican City State (Holy See) |\n| Indonesia | Philippines | Venezuela |\n| Ireland, Republic of | Poland | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Afghanistan | Guatemala | Puerto Rico |\n| --------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- |\n| Bahamas | Honduras | Romania |\n| Barbados | India | Russian Federation |\n| Bhutan | Jordan | St Kitts-Nevis |\n| British National (Overseas) | Kenya | St Lucia |\n| Bulgaria | Lao People's Democratic Republic | St Vincent & Grenadines |\n| Colombia | Lebanon | Tanzania |\n| Costa Rica | Nepal | Trinidad and Tobago |\n| Cyprus | New Zealand | Turkey |\n| East Timor (Timor Leste) | Nicaragua | Ukraine |\n| Ecuador | North Mariana Islands | Vietnam |\n| Grenada | Papua New Guinea | Zambia |\n| Guam | Paraguay | Zimbabwe |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Cambodia, Kingdom of | Kiribati | Sri Lanka |\n| ------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Egypt | Mongolia | Tonga |\n| Fiji | Myanmar (Burma) | Tuvalu |\n| Ghana | Nauru | Uruguay |\n| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Nigeria | Western Samoa |\n| Israel | Pakistan | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) | |\n| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 572 (VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR)\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra | Ireland, Republic of | Poland |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Austria | Italy | Portugal |\n| Bahrain | Japan | Qatar |\n| Belgium | Korea, Republic of | Reunion |\n| British National (Overseas) | Kuwait | San Marino |\n| Brunei | Latvia | Seychelles |\n| Bulgaria | Liechtenstein | Singapore |\n| Canada | Lithuania | Slovenia |\n| Chile | Luxembourg | Spain |\n| Cyprus | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Sweden |\n| Denmark | Malaysia | Switzerland |\n| Estonia | Malta | Taiwan |\n| Finland | Mexico | United Arab Emirates |\n| France | Monaco | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| Germany | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United States of America |\n| Greece | New Caledonia | Vatican City State (Holy See) |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Norway | Venezuela |\n| Iceland | Oman | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Argentina | Guatemala | Peru |\n| ------------------ | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- |\n| Bahamas | Honduras | Puerto Rico |\n| Barbados | Hungary | Saudi Arabia |\n| Belize | Indonesia | Slovak Republic |\n| Bhutan | Israel | Solomon Islands |\n| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Jordan | South Africa |\n| Botswana | Lao People's Democratic Republic | St Kitts-Nevis |\n| Brazil | Maldives | St Lucia |\n| Costa Rica | Mauritius | St Vincent & Grenadines |\n| Croatia | Montenegro, Republic of | Thailand |\n| Czech Republic | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |\n| East Timor | Nicaragua | Turkey |\n| El Salvador | North Mariana Islands | Uruguay |\n| Grenada | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu |\n| Guam | Paraguay | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Cambodia, Kingdom of | Myanmar (Burma) | Tonga |\n| ------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Colombia | Nauru | Tuvalu |\n| Ecuador | Nigeria | Vietnam |\n| Egypt | Philippines | Western Samoa |\n| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Romania | Zambia |\n| Kenya | Russian Federation | Zimbabwe |\n| Kiribati | Tanzania | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n| Mongolia | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Bangladesh | India | Pakistan |\n| ---------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Fiji | Lebanon | People’s Republic of China (excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) |\n| Ghana | Nepal | Sri Lanka |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 573 (HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR)\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra | Hungary | Poland |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Argentina | Iceland | Portugal |\n| Austria | Ireland, Republic of | Qatar |\n| Bahamas | Italy | Reunion |\n| Bahrain | Japan | San Marino |\n| Barbados | Korea, Republic of | Saudi Arabia |\n| Belgium | Kuwait | Seychelles |\n| Botswana | Latvia | Singapore |\n| Brazil | Liechtenstein | Slovak Republic |\n| British National (Overseas) | Lithuania | Slovenia |\n| Brunei | Luxembourg | Solomon Islands |\n| Bulgaria | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | South Africa |\n| Canada | Malaysia | Spain |\n| Chile | Maldives | Sweden |\n| Costa Rica | Malta | Switzerland |\n| Cyprus | Mauritius | Taiwan |\n| Czech Republic | Mexico | Thailand |\n| Denmark | Monaco | United Arab Emirates |\n| Estonia | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| Finland | New Caledonia | United States of America |\n| France | Norway | Vanuatu |\n| Germany | Oman | Vatican City State (Holy See) |\n| Greece | Papua New Guinea | Venezuela |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Peru | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Bhutan | Jamaica | Russian Federation |\n| ------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- |\n| Bolivia | Kazakhstan | St Kitts-Nevis |\n| Belize | Kiribati | St Lucia |\n| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Lao People's Democratic Republic | St Vincent & Grenadines |\n| Colombia | Malawi | Suriname |\n| Croatia | Montenegro, Republic of | Syria |\n| East Timor (Timor Leste) | Namibia | Tonga |\n| Ecuador | Mozambique | Trinidad and Tobago |\n| El Salvador | New Zealand | Turkey |\n| Grenada | North Mariana Islands | Ukraine |\n| Guam | Paraguay | Uruguay |\n| Guatemala | Philippines | Vietnam |\n| Honduras | Puerto Rico | Yemen |\n| Indonesia | Romania | Zambia |\n| Israel | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Bangladesh | Kenya | Nigeria |\n| ------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Cambodia, Kingdom of | Lebanon | Peoples Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] |\n| Egypt | Mongolia | Tanzania |\n| Fiji | Myanmar (Burma) | Tuvalu |\n| India | Nauru | Western Samoa |\n| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Nepal | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n| Jordan | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Ghana | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe |\n| -------- | --------- | -------- |\n| Pakistan | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 574 (POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SECTOR)\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra | Ireland, Republic of | Philippines |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Argentina | Israel | Poland |\n| Austria | Italy | Portugal |\n| Bahamas | Japan | Qatar |\n| Bahrain | Jordan | Romania |\n| Barbados | Korea, Republic of | Russian Federation |\n| Belgium | Indonesia | San Marino |\n| Bhutan | Kazakhstan | Saudi Arabia |\n| Botswana | Kuwait | Seychelles |\n| Brazil | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Singapore |\n| British National (Overseas) | Latvia | Slovak Republic |\n| Brunei | Lebanon | Slovenia |\n| Bulgaria | Liechtenstein | Solomon Islands |\n| Canada | Lithuania | South Africa |\n| Chile | Luxembourg | Spain |\n| Costa Rica | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Sweden |\n| Cyprus | Malaysia | Switzerland |\n| Czech Republic | Maldives | Taiwan |\n| Denmark | Malta | Tanzania |\n| East Timor (Timor Leste) | Mauritius | Thailand |\n| Ecuador | Mexico | Tonga |\n| Egypt | Monaco | Turkey |\n| Estonia | Nepal | Ukraine |\n| Finland | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | United Arab Emirates |\n| France | New Caledonia | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| Germany | North Mariana Islands | United States of America |\n| Greece | Norway | Uruguay |\n| Guam | Oman | Vanuatu |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Papua New Guinea | Vatican City (Holy See) |\n| Hungary | Peoples Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] | Venezuela |\n| Iceland | Peru | Vietnam |\n| India | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n| ---------------------------------------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 575 (NON-AWARD SECTOR)\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 1\n\n| Andorra | Ireland, Republic of | Portugal |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Argentina | Israel | Qatar |\n| Austria | Italy | San Marino |\n| Bahrain | Japan | Saudi Arabia |\n| Belgium | Korea, Republic of | Seychelles |\n| Botswana | Kuwait | Singapore |\n| Brazil | Latvia | Slovak Republic |\n| Brunei | Liechtenstein | Slovenia |\n| Bulgaria | Lithuania | Solomon Islands |\n| Canada | Luxembourg | South Africa |\n| Chile | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Spain |\n| Colombia | Malaysia | Sweden |\n| Cyprus | Malta | Switzerland |\n| Czech Republic | Mexico | Taiwan |\n| Denmark | Monaco | Thailand |\n| Estonia | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | Turkey |\n| Finland | New Caledonia | United Arab Emirates |\n| France | Norway | United Kingdom [excluding British National (Overseas), British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, British Subject] |\n| Germany | Oman | United States of America |\n| Greece | Peru | Vanuatu |\n| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | Philippines | Vatican City State (Holy See) |\n| Hungary | Poland | Venezuela |\n| Iceland | | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 2\n\n| Bahamas | Grenada | North Mariana Islands |\n| ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------- |\n| Barbados | Guam | Papua New Guinea |\n| Bhutan | Guatemala | Paraguay |\n| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Honduras | Puerto Rico |\n| British National (Overseas) | Indonesia | Romania |\n| Costa Rica | Iran | Russian Federation |\n| Croatia | Kazakhstan | St Kitts-Nevis |\n| East Timor (Timor Leste) | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | St Lucia |\n| Ecuador | Mauritius | St Vincent & Grenadines |\n| El Salvador | Montenegro, Republic of | Suriname |\n| Fiji | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |\n| Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia | Nicaragua | Ukraine |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 3\n\n| Bangladesh | Maldives | Tonga |\n| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Cambodia, Kingdom of | Mongolia | Tuvalu |\n| Egypt | Myanmar (Burma) | Uruguay |\n| Ghana | Nauru | Vietnam |\n| India | Nepal | Western Samoa |\n| Jordan | Nigeria | Zambia |\n| Kenya | People’s Republic of China [excluding passports issued by the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau] | Zimbabwe |\n| Kiribati | Sri Lanka | All eligible passports not elsewhere specified |\n| Lebanon | Tanzania | |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 4\n\n| Pakistan |\n| -------- |\n\nKind of eligible passport – Assessment level 5\n\n| None specified |\n| -------------- |\n\nSUBCLASS 576 (AUSAID OR DEFENCE SECTOR)\n\n| Kind of eligible passport | Assessment level |\n| ------------------------- | ------------------ |\n| None specified | Assessment level 1 |\n| All eligible passports | Assessment level 2 |\n| None specified | Assessment level 3 |\n| None specified | Assessment level 4 |\n| None specified | Assessment level 5 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No earlier version or alternative baseline was provided in the source material, so a change in scope from an original instrument cannot be determined from this text alone."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple visa subclasses (570–576) each with separate country-to-assessment-level tables, creating many permutations","Five-tier assessment scale (levels 1–5) applied per subclass, requiring different administrative responses","Country-specific listings including states, territories, special administrative regions and territorial variations (e.g. Hong Kong, Macau, New Caledonia)","Explicit exclusions and parenthetical limitations for particular passport categories (e.g. UK passport types excluded in several lists)","Catch‑all entries such as 'All eligible passports not elsewhere specified' that create interpretive edge cases","Several empty/‘None specified’ slots (assessment level 5 in many subclasses) that require policy interpretation","Operational compliance burden on visa officers and education providers to verify passport kinds and apply differing requirements","Cross-reference to subregulation 1.41(1) (the specification mechanism) means application depends on a separate legislative provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument assigns assessment levels (1–5) by nationality for student visa subclasses 570–576. It mechanically maps kinds of passports to assessment levels, which determine the documentary and processing treatment of student visa applications.\n\nApplicants face different evidence and processing costs depending on their passport; education providers and visa officers must verify passports against these tables. The schedules include country-specific lists, catch‑all entries and explicit exclusions for some UK passport types."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2750},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by subregulation 1.41(1) of the Migration Regulations 1994: specifying assessment levels for student visas. The scope remains limited to classifying passport countries by risk level for specific visa subclasses."},"complexity_factors":["Purely tabular data with no legislative cross-references or conditional logic","Simple matrix structure: visa subclass + passport country = assessment level","No defined terms or interpretive sections within the instrument itself","Repetitive format across seven visa subclasses"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument assigns every student visa applicant an assessment level (1–5) based on their passport country and course type, determining the documentary requirements and processing scrutiny they face. Low‑risk nationals (e.g. UK, USA, Canada) get faster, lighter checks; higher‑risk nationals (e.g. India, China, Pakistan) must supply more evidence of funds, English ability and genuine temporary intent.\n\nIt targets resources to countries with higher overstay or fraud risk. 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