Giving of fake document or false or misleading information will affect your visa application PIC 4020 false or misleading information or bogus document: PIC 4020 is an integrity Public Interest Criteria or PIC. PIC 4020 is normally a requirement for the grant of most visas. If you or your representative or agent have provided a...Read More

Your temporary or permanent visa can be cancelled while you away from Australia Section 128 visa cancellation without notice while you are outside Australia means that if the Minister is satisfied that there is a ground for cancelling your visa under section 116, the Minister may cancel your visa without notifying you while you are...Read More

You visa may be cancelled if you are found to have provided an incorrect answer in your past visa application or incoming passenger card Section 109 incorrect answers visa cancellation – as a visa holder you must not provide an incorrect answer when completing a visa application or incoming passenger card even (s 98). This...Read More

Decision-maker has a duty to make inquiries before cancelling or refusing you a visa Visa cancelled visa refused – before the Department or AAT make an adverse decision, they have a duty to conduct a proper assessment and/or a duty to seek information and/or a duty to make obvious inquire about a critical fact that...Read More

If you are unable to satisfy the character test, your visa may be cancelled or refused. Visa cancellation on character grounds under section 501(2) – tips on how to avoid visa cancellation. In MIBP v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11, Griffiths J summarised 5 features of the Minister’s cancellation on character grounds under under s 501(2)...Read More

When applying for a visa you are required to satisfy the health criteria or PIC 4005 PIC 4005 health requirements – what are the purposes of PIC 4005 health criteria? protect the Australian community from threats to public healthcontain Australian public expenditure on health and community servicessafeguard the access of Australian residents to health and...Read More

PIC 4001 & section 501 (Character test) do not apply to Protection visa applicants s501 Apply To Protection Visa applicants? Unless you have been convicted of a particular serious crime, you cannot be regarded as someone who may pose a danger to the Australian community. The Department of Home Affairs should assess your Protection subclass...Read More

Are you on a temporary visa and affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? COVID-19 and visa holders – what you can and can’t do. From 25 March 2020, permanent residents holding a PR visa are restricted from travelling overseas unless they are ordinarily resident in another country. COVID-19 and visa holders – from 23:59 AEDT on...Read More

You may not able to apply for a visa for 3 year if you are affected by a risk factor 3 Year Ban on Visa – if you applied for a temporary visa you may be required to satisfy a number of Public Interest Criteria or PIC. If you have previous been granted a visa...Read More

Section 501 character test can be used to refuse or cancel a visa Section 501 character test does not apply to refugees who are owed protection obligations, according to BAL19 v Minister of Home Affairs [2019] FCA 2189. The Minister had accepted that BAL19 fought for the LTTE for 10 years and has worn suicide...Read More