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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Circumstances in which a Credit Card Surcharge is Waived or Refunded - IMMI 14/033

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This official document sets out when the Australian immigration department will not charge (waive) or will pay back (refund) credit card fees for visa applications.

Who this helps Anyone paying for Australian visa services using a credit card in Singapore or New Zealand with local currency (Singapore dollars or New Zealand dollars).

The rules

If you pay by credit card in Singapore or New Zealand using local money, the department cannot charge you extra for using the card (the surcharge is waived).
If you were accidentally charged a credit card fee in these locations, you are entitled to a refund of that amount.

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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Circumstances in which a Credit Card Surcharge is Waived or Refunded - IMMI 14/033.

CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A CREDIT CARD SUR

CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A CREDIT CARD SURCHARGE IS WAIVED OR REFUNDED

(Paragraphs 5.43(4)(a) and 5.43(4)(c))

I, SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under paragraphs 5.43(4)(a) and 5.43(4)(c) of the Migration Regulations 1994, (‘the Regulations’):

SPECIFY the following circumstances for the purposes of paragraph 5.34(4)(a):

(a) any credit card surcharge levied against payment made using local currency when clients make a credit card payment in Singapore and New Zealand must be waived; and

SPECIFY the following circumstances for the purposes of paragraph 5.34(4)(c):

(a) any credit card surcharge accepted against payment made using local currency when clients make a credit card payment in Singapore and New Zealand must be refunded.

This Instrument, IMMI 14/033 commences on 19 April 2014, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment (Credit Card Surcharge) Regulation 2014.

Dated 15 April 2014

SCOTT MORRISON

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

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CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A CREDIT CARD SUR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A CREDIT CARD SURCHARGE IS WAIVED OR REFUNDED