The Department has introduced new legislation for exchange rates for Payment of VACs and Fees in Foreign Currencies.
The Department has undertaken a biannual update of the foreign current exchange rates. The new exchange rate for some of the countries are:
Schedule 1—Currencies and Exchange Rates for the Payment of Fees
| Currencies and Exchange Rates for the Payment of Fees | |||
| Column A Currency Description | Column B ISO Code | Column C Exchange Rate | |
| Bangladeshi Taka | BDT | 0.01605 | |
| Brazilian Real | BRL | 0.3436 | |
| Chinese Renminbi Yuan | CNY | 0.19942 | |
| British Pound | GBP | 1.74432 | |
| Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 0.1707 | |
| Indian Rupee | INR | 0.01928 | |
| Nepalese Rupee | NPR | 0.0121417 | |
