March 2022.
There’s been an increase in incomplete applications and presentation of fraudulent information and documentation in student visa applications, especially from the Punjab and Haryana states in north India.
Due to this, the student visa grant rate for applications from India, … Read the rest
Section 48 Bar (S48 Bar).
When an applicant has had a visa refused, or cancelled, in Australia, this can lead to to the implementation of a Section 48 bar.
This bar automatically applies to people who have had a visa cancelled or made a … Read the rest
American surfing legend Kelly Slater (11-time world champion) has been told he will not be allowed in Australia unless he is vaccinated against COVID-19.
Slater has made various comments about the Australian attitude to unvaccinated people entering Australia.
He has suggested that the … Read the rest
UPDATE
The three judges hearing Novak Djokovic’s second visa appeal have unanimously confirmed the Australian Immigration departments decision to cancel his visa. He will now be deported from Australia, as no further appeal is permitted.
The information below was dated … Read the rest
Czech Tennis player, Renata Voracova, has been instructed to leave the country by the Australian Border Force (ABF) due to being unvaccinated, and having entered Australia with an invalid medical exemption.
Voracova has decided to leave Australia rather than spend a week or so in … Read the rest
Novak Djokovic, who arrived in Australia without a valid travel exemption, required due to being unvaccinated, refused the option to return on the next flight out.
He was told to leave the country, by Immigration officials, after a 10-hour standoff at a … Read the rest
The AAT Migration & Refugee Division reviews appeals for such things as visa refusals, independently from the immigration department.
They often have a high workload and lengthy processing times.
As at 30 September 2021, there were:
1,915 subclass 820 refusal appeals in process, after 153 … Read the rest
These are the processing times for Partner Visa Refusals between July 2015 and June 2017.
The fastest was refused in 2 days.
The longest took 5,811 days.
Half took under 474 days, and half took over … Read the rest
Will AAT Appeal Processing times reduce in 2021-22?
With the AAT application fee increasing in July 2021, to $3,000 from $1,800, it is expected that fewer cases will be referred to AAT after a visa refusal from the Immigration department.
This could have the effect of reducing the time it … Read the rest
According to the 2018-19 Migration Program Report, a number equal to about 46% to 50% of each years opening balance of the first stage partner visa application are granted, and about 5% are refused.
The above is one way of looking at the visa outcome … Read the rest
