Migration (Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) Visa Pre-application Process—Pacific Engagement Stream) Determination 2025 (Cth)

LIN 25/020

Migration (Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) Visa Pre‑application Process—Pacific Engagement Stream) Determination 2025

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, make the following determination.

Dated 25 February 2025

Tony Burke Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules Part 2—Rules for the conduct of visa pre-application process Division 1—Introduction 6 Purpose of this Part 7 Specified visa pre‑application process to which rules apply Division 2—Country to which visa pre‑application process relates 8 Visa pre‑application process must be in relation to a country Division 3—Registration of participants 9 Registered participants 10 Eligibility requirements 11 Registration open period 12 Withdrawal of registration 13 Duration of registration Division 4—Selection of registered participants 14 Selected participants 15 Selection open period 16 Notice of selection Part 3—Application and transitional provisions 17 Repeal of LIN 24/011 Schedule 1—Eligibility requirements—person or parent born in specified country Schedule 2—Repeals Migration (Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) Visa Pre-application Process) Determination (LIN 24/011) 2024

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Migration (Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) Visa Pre‑application Process—Pacific Engagement Stream) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 1 May 2025.

3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 46C(14) of the Migration Act 1958.

4 Definitions Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including visa pre‑application process charge. In this instrument: Act means the Migration Act 1958. Pacific Engagement stream visa means a Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa in the Pacific Engagement stream as set out in Subdivision 192.22 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations. Pacific Engagement stream visa pre‑application process means a process specified under section 7. registered participant, for a particular Pacific Engagement stream visa pre‑application process, has the meaning given by section 9. registration open period, for a particular Pacific Engagement stream visa pre‑application process, means the period during which the process is open for registration. Note: See also section 11, which is about requirements for registration open periods. selected participant, for a particular Pacific Engagement stream visa pre‑application process, has the meaning given by section 14. selection open period, for a particular Pacific Engagement stream visa pre‑application process, means the period during which selection of participants for the process may take place. Note: See also section 15, which is about requirements for selection open periods.