Migration (ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—AGEEs) Instrument (LIN 21/049) 2021, dated 10 November 2021, specifies in relation to an applicant for a Subclass 408 visa, two Australian Government endorsed events (AGEE) and the related class of persons for each event, for clause 408.229 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. It also provides for a nil visa application charge amount for applicants in a class of persons specified in sections 5 and 6 of the instrument.
One of the primary criteria for an applicant temporary Activity Subclass 408 visa is that the person seeks to enter or remain in Australia to undertake work directly associated with an ‘Australian Government endorsed event, specified in a legislative instrument and the applicant must be in a class of persons specified in that instrument. The instrument specifies two AGEEs which are the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup 2023 (FWWC 2023) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 (ICC Men’s T20WC 2022). An applicant for subclass 408 visa in relation to an AGEE, at the time of application, must nominate the event they are applying in.
The table below shows the class of persons for the AGEEs specified in the instrument and also the class of persons to whom the visa application charge amount is nil. :
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 |
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(i) FIFA staff or official; (ii) 2023 FWWC entity staff or official; (iii) FIFA subsidiary staff or official; (iv) FIFA delegation member, including match official; (v) FIFA contractor staff; (vi) FIFA confederation staff or official; (vii) FIFA member association staff or official; (viii) volunteer; (ix) media representative; (x) FIFA listed individuals accredited by the 2023 FWWC entity to attend the competition. |
(i) employee of ICC Business Corporation FZ-LLC; (ii) ICC chairman, ICC chief executive, a member of the ICC board of directors or ICC executive; (iii) spouse or de facto partner of the ICC chairman, ICC chief executive, member of the ICC board of directors or ICC executive; (iv) ICC staff including agent or representative of the ICC; (v) invited guest of the ICC; (vi) member of the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit; (vii) ICC committee member; (viii) official event observer; (ix) member of a competing team, including a player, coach, medical personnel, team management, or team official; (x) match official, including an umpire or a referee; (xi) personnel from the host broadcaster or a rights holder; (xii) media personnel of a non-rights holder; (xiii) person who is approved for accreditation by the ICC or T20 World Cup 2020 Ltd as agreed by the Government of Australia. |
The instrument also repeals Migration (Classes of Persons and Specified Events for Class GG visa and Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa) Instrument 2019/231.
The Instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 12 November 2021 and commenced on 13 November 2021. It is currently in force.
To access the Instrument, click here.