CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A CREDIT CARD SUR
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What this does: This instrument sets out when the Department of Immigration will waive or refund credit card surcharges for visa application fees.
Who it affects: People paying for Australian visas using a credit card in Singapore or New Zealand using the local currency (Singapore Dollars or New Zealand Dollars).
What it means for you: If you fit the above criteria, you should not be charged a credit card surcharge. If one is charged by mistake, you are entitled to a refund.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Circumstances In Which a Credit Card Surcharge Must Be Waived Or Refunded - IMMI 14/054.
I, SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under regulation 5.41A of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):
REVOKE Instrument IMMI 14/033 (F2014L00425) signed on 15 April 2014, specifying circumstances in which a credit card surcharge is waived or refunded.
SPECIFY the following circumstances for paragraph 5.41A(4)(a):
(a) where a credit card surcharge is levied against payment made using local currency when clients make a credit card payment in Singapore and New Zealand; and
(a) where a credit card surcharge is accepted against payment made using local currency when clients make a credit card payment in Singapore and New Zealand.
This Instrument, IMMI 14/054, commences on 1 July 2014, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment (Credit Card Surcharge Additional Measures) Regulation 2014.
Dated 26 June 2014
SCOTT MORRISON
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
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I, SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under regulation 5.41A of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):
REVOKE Instrument IMMI 14/033 (F2014L00425) signed on 15 April 2014, specifying circumstances in which a credit card surcharge is waived or refunded.
SPECIFY the following circumstances for paragraph 5.41A(4)(a):
(a) where a credit card surcharge is levied against payment made using local currency when clients make a credit card payment in Singapore and New Zealand; and
(a) where a credit card surcharge is accepted against payment made using local currency when clients make a credit card payment in Singapore and New Zealand.
This Instrument, IMMI 14/054, commences on 1 July 2014, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment (Credit Card Surcharge Additional Measures) Regulation 2014.
Dated 26 June 2014
SCOTT MORRISON
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection