Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
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This ministerial notice determines which passport holders can apply for a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) from anywhere in the world.
Normally, visa applicants must apply from specific locations (usually their home country). However, if you hold a valid passport from one of these 12 countries, you may submit your application from any foreign country:
The notice revokes all previous versions and replaces them with this updated list. This gives young travellers from these nations greater flexibility when planning their working holiday in Australia.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Passports - August 2004.
Migration Regulations 1994
I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 417.211(3)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’), hereby:
REVOKE all existing notices specifying passports for the purposes of paragraph 417.211(3)(a) of the Regulations; AND
SPECIFY the passports listed below for the purposes of paragraph 417.211(3)(a) of the Regulations:
| Belgium | Italy |
|---|---|
| Canada | Norway |
| Denmark | Sweden |
| Estonia | The Netherlands |
| Finland | The Republic of Ireland |
| France | The United Kingdom |
This notice has effect on publication.
Dated 12 August 2004.
AMANDA VANSTONE
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.
NOTE 2: Subclause 417.211(3) of the Regulations relevantly provides that, if the applicant holds a valid passport of a kind specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of paragraph 417.211(3)(a), the application may be made in any foreign country.]
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Migration Regulations 1994
I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 417.211(3)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’), hereby:
REVOKE all existing notices specifying passports for the purposes of paragraph 417.211(3)(a) of the Regulations; AND
SPECIFY the passports listed below for the purposes of paragraph 417.211(3)(a) of the Regulations:
| Belgium | Italy |
|---|---|
| Canada | Norway |
| Denmark | Sweden |
| Estonia | The Netherlands |
| Finland | The Republic of Ireland |
| France | The United Kingdom |
This notice has effect on publication.
Dated 12 August 2004.
AMANDA VANSTONE
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.
NOTE 2: Subclause 417.211(3) of the Regulations relevantly provides that, if the applicant holds a valid passport of a kind specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of paragraph 417.211(3)(a), the application may be made in any foreign country.]