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Posted on February 16 2016

Australian security policies declare minimum age for biometrics

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Updated May 10 2023

Recently, Y-Axis had published news on changes proposed and made to data collecting rights given to Australian authorities. The rights are meant to strengthen Australia’s national security, in the wake of global concern on non-state actors and Australia’s roles in collective security responsibility. The Migration Amendment Act 2015 will become effective from the 16th of February this year. This will bring about various changes, including the expanding of the Government of Australia’s offshore biometric gathering strategy to incorporate the amassing of fingerprints from minors over the age of five years or more.

This most recent change adequately brings down the age for candidates requiring unique identification marks gathering from the current least of 16 years old to five. It takes after the execution of changes by the Australian Government on 29 September 2015 requiring a great many people holding up a visa application for Australia.

Biometrics accumulation is done utilizing a fast, watchful and non-nosy procedure that catches a facial picture with an advanced camera and a unique finger impression check with a computerized finger scanner. All candidates – paying little mind to age – are required to have their facial picture caught. The vicinity of a guardian or watchman amid biometric gathering is required for candidates under 16 years old.

We urge candidates to present their visa applications electronically or in individual. To abstain from bringing about two administration expense charges, The Act empowers all candidates who might conventionally mail in/messenger their applications to present their visa application and have their biometrics gathered in the meantime. It would be ideal if you take note of, all candidates incorporated into the visa application must go for biometrics data submission and all candidates must convey their visas with them.

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