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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This instrument tells visa applicants where to physically send their application forms for a specific temporary visa (the Extended Eligibility Temporary visa, also called Class TK).
What it does:
Who it affects: People already in Australia who are applying for an Extended Eligibility Temporary visa.
Why it matters: If you use the wrong address or send a courier delivery to the PO Box (or vice versa), your visa application might not be accepted. This ensures your paperwork reaches the right office using the correct delivery method.
This is purely administrative—it updates the postal details without changing any rules about who qualifies for the visa or how decisions are made.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Addresses - IMMI 09/034.
SPECIFICATION OF ADDRESSES
(PARAGRAPH 1211(3)(ab))
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1211(3)(ab), of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 09/003, signed on 26 February 2009, specifying post office address and courier delivery for applications for the purposes of paragraph 1211(3)(ab) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following address:
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
GPO BOX 717
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
3 Lonsdale Street
BRADDON ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA
This Instrument (IMMI 09/034) takes effect on 1 July 2009.
Dated 27 April 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Paragraph 1211(3)(ab) provides that an application for an Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa by an applicant in Australia must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i), or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(ii).]
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SPECIFICATION OF ADDRESSES
(PARAGRAPH 1211(3)(ab))
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1211(3)(ab), of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 09/003, signed on 26 February 2009, specifying post office address and courier delivery for applications for the purposes of paragraph 1211(3)(ab) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following address:
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
GPO BOX 717
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
3 Lonsdale Street
BRADDON ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA
This Instrument (IMMI 09/034) takes effect on 1 July 2009.
Dated 27 April 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Paragraph 1211(3)(ab) provides that an application for an Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa by an applicant in Australia must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i), or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(ii).]