Visa Cancellation
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Can I Appeal if My Australian Visa is Refused or Cancelled for Character Reasons?
Picture this: you’ve been living in Australia for the last 10 years with your wife and child. You had a criminal history in your home country, but you moved away to get a fresh start and put …
Can My Visa Be Cancelled For “Character Reasons” under Direction 90?
How Does It Work? Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 says the Australian Government can cancel a person’s visa if that person does not sufficiently meet the “character test”. The …
Coronavirus : Australian Immigration Policy Changes & 482 Losses for temporary workers
0:15 The effects on employer sponsored Visas Due to the conditions placed on business during the coronavirus crisis, loss of jobs for some 457 and 482 visa holders is leading to difficulty in meeting …
What you need to know about Australian visa cancellations
There are several reasons why your Australian visa can be cancelled. The following scenarios are common: Cancelled due to breaching a visa condition. Cancelled on reasonable suspicion that conditions …
PIC 4020 - Why application records and information accuracy are important to avoid future visa complications and application refusals
Here is the part 4020 as which apply up until 18 November 2017. (1) There is no evidence before the Minister that the applicant has given, or caused to be given, to the Minister, an officer, the …Australian Temporary visa holders and Permanent Residents with criminal charges and convictions face visa cancellations and deportation under section 501 of the Migration Act!
Recent Visa Cancellation Headlines in the Media In addition to Vince Focarelli there have been a number of other prominent figures who were charged or convicted of a criminal offence. These …
Commonwealth Ombudsman investigates Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) about its visa cancellation powers! Numerous issues identified in published report!
Also noted in the section 501 report was the following statistic: “After the passage of this legislation (section 501(3A) on 11 December 2014) the number of visas cancelled under s 501 increased from …
Have you had your Australian Visa refused or cancelled? The festive season can include negative surprises. Immigration Lawyer Chris Johnston and our team of Registered Migration Agents can help lodge your appeal in time!
A visa application can be refused for a number of reasons. In our previous article we discussed the tougher and stricter stance taken by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) in …
Australian Immigration Changes – changes to skilled occupation lists, 457 visa list, 2-stage Australian visas, character and criminal records, integrity checks
In an earlier blog published in June this year, it was mentioned that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has been getting tougher in relation to the processing of visa …The dark side of Australia's appeal as a world class education destination
News streams were flooded with the arrest of 3 individuals running a student visa and employment scam in Melbourne, Victoria. The individuals owned and managed a college, St Stephens Institute in …