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MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 2.01 Classes of visas

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 2.01

Classes of visas

Classes of visas prescribed by section   31 of the Act

  (1)   For the purposes of section   31 of the Act, the prescribed classes of visas are:

  (a)   such classes (other than those identified by an item in the table in subregulation   (2)) as are set out in the respective items in Schedule   1; and

  (b)   the following classes:

  (i)   transitional (permanent); and

  (ii)   transitional (temporary).

Classes of visas provided for by the Act

  (2)   A class of visas provided for by the Act that is identified by an item in the following table is classified under these Regulations, by Class and Subclass, as indicated in the item.

 

Classes of visas provided for by the Act

Item

Provision of the Act

Class of visa provided for by the Act

Classification by Class under these Regulations

Classification by Subclass under these Regulations

1

section   32

special category visas

Special Category (Temporary) (Class TY)

Subclass 444 (Special Category)

2

subsection   35A(2)

permanent protection visas

Protection (Class XA)

Subclass 866 (Protection)

3

subsection   35A(3)

temporary protection visas

Temporary Protection (Class XD)

Subclass 785 (Temporary Protection)

3A

subsection   35A(3A)

safe haven enterprise visas

Safe Haven Enterprise (Class XE)

Subclass 790 (Safe Haven Enterprise)

4

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging A (Class WA)

Subclass 010 (Bridging A)

5

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging B (Class WB)

Subclass 020 (Bridging B)

6

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging C (Class WC)

Subclass 030 (Bridging C)

7

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging D (Class WD)

Subclass 040 (Bridging (Prospective Applicant))

8

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging D (Class WD)

Subclass 041 (Bridging (Non - applicant))

9

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging E (Class WE)

Subclass 050 (Bridging (General))

10

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging E (Class WE)

Subclass 051 (Bridging (Protection Visa Applicant))

11

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging F (Class WF)

Subclass 060 (Bridging F)

12

section   37

bridging visas

Bridging R (Class WR)

Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending))

13

section   37A

temporary safe haven visas

Temporary Safe Haven (Class UJ)

Subclass 449 (Humanitarian Stay (Temporary))

14

section   38B

maritime crew visas

Maritime Crew (Temporary) (Class ZM)

Subclass 988 (Maritime Crew)

Note 1:   Subsection   35A(4) of the Act provides that additional classes of permanent and temporary visas may be prescribed as protection visas for the purposes of section   31.

Note 2:   For table items   4 - 12, section   37 provides that there are classes of temporary visas, to be known as bridging visas.

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