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Glossary

Glossary

ABTC
APEC Business Travel Card
ACT
Australian Capital Territory
a.i.
ad interim
ANZAC
Australia – New Zealand Army Corps
ANZUS
Australia – New Zealand – United States
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AUD
Australian Dollars
AUSMIN
Australia – United States Ministerial Meetings
CG
Consul General
COM
Chief of Mission
D.C.
District of Colombia
DCM
Deputy Chief of Mission
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
EAP
Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
EFTPOS
Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale
EU
European Union
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FSM
Federated States of Micronesia
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IP
Intellectual Property
IP
Internet Protocol
IPR
Intellectual Property Rights
INA
Immigration and Nationality Act
INS
Immigration and Nationality Service
IRC
Information Resource Center
IRM
Bureau of Information Resource Management
ISC
Information Systems Center
IT
Information Technology
IV
Immigrant Visa
LAN
Local Area Network
LPR
Lawful Permanent Resident
MRP
Machine Readable Passport
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NIV
Non-Immigrant Visa
NSW
New South Wales
NT
Northern Territory
NVC
National Visa Center
PAS
Public Affairs Section
p.a.
per annum
PDF
Portable Document Format
PIN
Personal Identification Number
QLD
Queensland
RHRO
Regional Human Resource Office
RSS
Really Simple Syndication — A technology that allows readers to subscribe to syndicated content on a website. Once added to your newsreader (usually a part of your internet browser), you will be notified automatically when new content is added.
SA
South Australia
TAS
Tasmania
UK
United Kingdom
UN
United Nations
U.S.
United States
USA
United States of America
USC
United States Code
USCIS
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
VIC
Victoria
VPP
Virtual Presence Post
VWP
Visa Waiver Program
WA
Western Australia
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
WTO
World Trade Organization

Last update Sunday, 15 June 2008

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