Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under subparagraph 1222(1)(a)(ii) and 1222(1)(aa)(i) - Classes of Persons - March 2010
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Class 1
Persons who apply for a student visa and who:
(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
(b) seek to satisfy the primary criteria of the subclass of student visa corresponding to that passport set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
(c) are subject to a highest assessment level of 1;
(d) are six years of age or above;
(e) are the subject of an electronic confirmation of enrolment for at least the first course they propose to undertake; and
(f) apply for a student visa not more than 124 days prior to the date of commencement of the first course specified on the electronic confirmation of enrolment(s).
Class 2
Persons who apply for a student visa and who:
(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country;
(b) seek to satisfy the secondary criteria of a subclass of student visa; and
(c) claim to be a member of the family unit of, and make an application for a student visa at the same time and place as, and combined with, a person in Class 1 who is an applicant for a student visa and seeks to satisfy the primary criteria of the same subclass of visa.
Class 3
persons who apply for a student visa and who:
(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country set out in Schedule 2 to this notice;
(b) are in the foreign country that issued the passport;
(c) seek to satisfy the primary criteria of the subclass of student visa corresponding to that passport set out in Schedule 2 to this notice;
(d) make their application through the services of an agent who is party to an agreement with the Department to use an Internet facility for offshore student visa applications;
(e) are six years of age or above;
(f) are the subject of an electronic confirmation of enrolment for at least the first course they propose to undertake; and
(g) apply for a student visa not more than 124 days prior to the date of commencement of the first course specified on the electronic confirmation of enrolment(s).
Class 4
persons who apply for a student visa and who:
(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country;
(b) seek to satisfy the secondary criteria of a subclass of student visa;
(c) make their application through the services of an agent who is party to an agreement with the Department to use an Internet facility for offshore student visa applications; and
(d) claim to be a member of the family unit of, and make an application for a student visa at the same time and place as, and combined with, a person in Class 3 who is an applicant for a student visa and seeks to satisfy the primary criteria of the same subclass of visa.