(1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/001: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2020.

(2) This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/001.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 January 2020.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraphs 5.36(1)(a) and (b), and 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations.

foreign country has the meaning defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

ISO means International Organization for Standardization.

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

VAC means Visa Application Charge.

5 Schedules

The instruments specified in Schedule 3 are repealed as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2 – Payment of VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies

6 Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees

For the purposes of subregulation 5.36(1) of the Regulations, payment of a VAC or a fee must be made at a place, being Australia or a foreign country, specified in Column A of an item of the table in Schedule 1, in the corresponding currency in which a fee may be paid in that place, specified in Column B for that item.

7 Exchange rates for payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies

For the purposes of paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations, the exchange rate for the currency specified in Column A of an item in the table in Schedule 2, in which the payment of a VAC or a fee is to be paid, is specified in Column C for that item, with the corresponding ISO code mentioned in Column B for that item.

Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations.

Schedule 1—Places and Currencies for the Payment of VAC and Fees

Table: Places and currencies for the payment of VAC and fees
Item	Column A Place	Column B Currency
1	Australia	Australian Dollar
2	Bahrain	Bahraini Dinar
3	Bangladesh	Bangladeshi Taka
4	Bhutan	Bhutanese Ngultrum; or Indian Rupee
5	Brazil	Brazilian Real
6	Brunei	Brunei Dollar
7	Cambodia	US Dollar
8	Canada	Canadian Dollar
9	Chile	Chilean Peso; or US Dollar
10	China	Chinese Renminbi Yuan
11	Colombia	Colombian Peso
12	Cyprus	Euro
13	Egypt	Egyptian Pound; or US Dollar
14	Fiji	Fiji Dollar
15	Germany	Euro
16	Greece	Euro
17	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Dollar
18	India	Indian Rupee
19	Indonesia	Indonesian Rupiah
20	Iraq	Jordanian Dinar; or US Dollar
21	Israel	Israeli New Shekel
22	Japan	Japanese Yen
23	Jordan	Jordanian Dinar
24	Kenya	Kenyan Shilling
25	Kiribati	Australian Dollar
26	Korea, Republic of	Korean Won
27	Kuwait	Kuwaiti Dinar
28	Lao People's Democratic Republic	US Dollar
29	Lebanon	Lebanese Pound; or US Dollar
30	Malaysia	Malaysian Ringgit
31	Mauritius	Mauritius Rupee
32	Mongolia	Mongolian Tugrik
33	Myanmar	US Dollar
34	Nauru	Australian Dollar
35	Nepal	Nepalese Rupee; or Indian Rupee
36	New Caledonia	Central Pacific Franc
37	New Zealand	New Zealand Dollar
38	Oman	Omani Riyal
39	Pakistan	Pakistan Rupee
40	Palestinian Authority	Israeli New Shekel
41	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Kina
42	Philippines	Philippine Peso
43	Qatar	Qatari Riyal
44	Russian Federation	Euro; or Australian Dollar
45	Samoa	Samoan Tala
46	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabian Riyal
47	Serbia	Euro; or Australian Dollar
48	Singapore	Singapore Dollar
49	Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Dollar
50	South Africa	South African Rand
51	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Rupee
52	Syrian Arab Republic	Jordanian Dinar
53	Thailand	Thai Baht
54	Timor Leste	US Dollar
55	Tonga	Tongan Pa'anga
56	Turkey	Turkish Lira
57	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Dirham
58	United Kingdom	British Pound
59	United States	Australian Dollar
60	Vanuatu	Vanuatu Vatu
61	Vietnam	Vietnamese Dong
62	Zimbabwe	US Dollar

Schedule 2—Exchange Rates for the Payment of VAC and Fees in Foreign Currencies

Table: Exchange rates for the payment of VAC and fees in foreign currencies
Item	Column A Currency	Column B ISO Code	Column C Exchange Rate
1	United Arab Emirates Dirham	AED	0.38151
2	Bangladeshi Taka	BDT	0.01688
3	Bahraini Dinar	BHD	3.73986
4	Brunei Dollar	BND	1.02256
5	Brazilian Real	BRL	0.34318
6	Bhutanese Ngultrum	BTN	0.01981
7	Canadian Dollar	CAD	1.06253
8	Chilean Peso	CLP	0.00194386
9	Chinese Renminbi Yuan	CNY	0.19747
10	Colombian Peso	COP	0.0004108
11	Egyptian Pound	EGP	0.08647
12	Euro	EUR	1.54909
13	Fiji Dollar	FJD	0.64331
14	British Pound	GBP	1.77264
15	Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	0.17868
16	Indonesian Rupiah	IDR	0.000099307
17	Israeli New Shekel	ILS	0.39902
18	Indian Rupee	INR	0.01981
19	Jordanian Dinar	JOD	1.97613
20	Japanese Yen	JPY	0.0129581
21	Kenyan Shilling	KES	0.0136467
22	Korean Won	KRW	0.00118507
23	Kuwaiti Dinar	KWD	4.62299
24	Lebanese Pound	LBP	0.00092939
25	Sri Lanka Rupee	LKR	0.0077944
26	Mongolian Tugrik	MNT	0.00053476
27	Mauritius Rupee	MUR	0.03977
28	Malaysian Ringgit	MYR	0.33482
29	Nepalese Rupee	NPR	0.0125034
30	New Zealand Dollar	NZD	0.888
31	Omani Riyal	OMR	3.6495
32	Papua New Guinea Kina	PGK	0.4211
33	Philippine Peso	PHP	0.02726
34	Pakistan Rupee	PKR	0.0090002
35	Qatari Riyal	QAR	0.38684
36	Saudi Arabian Riyal	SAR	0.3738
37	Solomon Islands Dollar	SBD	0.17488
38	Singapore Dollar	SGD	1.02256
39	Thai Baht	THB	0.04627
40	Tongan Pa'anga	TOP	0.625
41	Turkish Lira	TRY	0.24222
42	US Dollar	USD	1.40107
43	Vietnamese Dong	VND	0.000060651
44	Vanuatu Vatu	VUV	0.0124939
45	Samoan Tala	WST	0.53937
46	Central Pacific Franc	XPF	0.0129813
47	South African Rand	ZAR	0.09421

Schedule 3—Repeals

Migration (LIN 19/041: Payment of Visa Application Charges and Fees in Foreign Currencies) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00885)

1 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.

Migration (LIN 19/042: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00886)

2 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.