Migration (Visitor Visa Applications from Citizens of the People’s Republic of China) Instrument (LIN 23/020) 2023 [Instrument] dated 15 March 2023 specifies all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in Mainland China as specified areas for the purpose of applying for a Subclass 600 Visitor visa in the Approved Destination Status (ADS) stream by the citizen of People’s Republic of China and repeals the Migration Regulations 1994 – Specification of Visitor Visa Applications from Citizens of the People’s Republic of China – IMMI 13/008.
The purpose of this instrument is to list all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in Mainland China as specified areas for the purposes of subclause 600.251(2) of the Migration Regulations.
Subclause 600.251(1) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations requires that an applicant for a Subclass 600 Visitor visa in the Approved Destination Status (ADS) stream be a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In addition, Subclause 600.251(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations also requires the same citizen to be a resident in an area of PRC including provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in Mainland China specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.
The Instrument list the following provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in PRC as specified areas for the purposes of subclause 600.251(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations.
Provinces
| Item | Provinces | Item | Provinces |
| 1 | Anhui | 12 | Jiangsu |
| 2 | Fujian | 13 | Jiangxi |
| 3 | Gansu | 14 | Jilin |
| 4 | Guangdong | 15 | Liaoning |
| 5 | Guizhou | 16 | Qinghai |
| 6 | Hainan | 17 | Shaanxi |
| 7 | Hebei | 18 | Shandong |
| 8 | Heilongjiang | 19 | Shanxi |
| 9 | Henan | 20 | Sichuan |
| 10 | Hubei | 21 | Yunnan |
| 11 | Hunan | 22 | Zhejiang |
Municipalities
| Item | Municipalities |
| 1 | Beijing |
| 2 | Chongqing |
| 3 | Shanghai |
| 4 | Tianjin |
Autonomous Regions
| Item | Regions |
| 1 | Guangxi Zhuang |
| 2 | Inner Mongolia |
| 3 | Ningxia Hui |
| 4 | Tibet |
| 5 | Xinjiang Uygur |
The instrument repeals Migration Regulations 1994 – Specification of Visitor Visa Applications from Citizens of the People’s Republic of China – IMMI 13/008 but maintains the arrangements in place under that Instrument.
The instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 16 March 2023 and commenced on 17 March 2023. It is currently in force.
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