The following wording is an example of the reasons for a Visitor visa refusal.
“I have considered their economic circumstances and find that their personal circumstances in their home country cannot be considered significant in the context of overall economic conditions and cost of living in [India]. … Read the rest
An ART review application for a visitor visa refusal will cost $3,496.
This was the quoted fee at December 2024.
Source: https://www.art.gov.au/applying-review/immigration-and-citizenship#section-0-3
ART: On Monday, 14 October 2024, the government’s new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) replaced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
From 1 July 2024, visitor visa holders are no longer able to apply for a student visa, while inside Australia.
They now have to apply from outside Australia.
This has been changed due to the large number of visitor visa holders that have … Read the rest
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
