The Minister has powers under the Migration Act 1958 to to intervene in your case when the Minister thinks it is in the public interest to do so. What is and what is not in the public… Read More »Ministerial Intervention. Success for a student visa refused at the AAT.
In the 20 years or so that I have been an immigration lawyer today’s win at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has to be up there with the best. [Not only a brilliant legal argument… Read More »Another “David and Goliath” refugee case won by AR LAW Services at the AAT.
Before coming to AR LAW Services, the client had gone to many law firms and refugee societies only to be told “no chance” you may as well go home to Pakistan. Her claim had been… Read More »Refugee Case: Big win for AR LAW Service. A Shia woman from Pakistan: an Hazara.
As readers of this post will know I have long argued that immigration lawyers given their superior legal skills and training should not be “lumped in” with migration agents. And as you may know this… Read More »Freeing Immigration Lawyers from migration agents – good for migrants & refugees and for the Australian Visa process.
A student contacted us because her Australian Student visa had been cancelled. The power used by the immigration department was s116. (Section 116 of the Migration Act notoriously difficult cases and extremely complex to argue)… Read More »Big win at the AAT for Student Visa Cancellation.
As readers of this post will note I regularly appear at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and Federal Court. Much of that work has to do with Health or Character cases: PIC 4007 or 4020… Read More »PIC 4007 Visa Refusal Appeal – Justice for Partner Visa Case. AR LAW Services Another AAT Health Waiver Case Win.
AR LAW Services was retained to appeal a particularly cruel decision by the department of Immigration (DIAC) that had deprived a young man of a life with his lawfully wedded wife for more than four… Read More »Big win for fairness at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Another AR LAW Services feel good partner visa story.
The IAA (Immigration Assessment Authority) is a specialist tribunal set up by the Government to deal with refugee appeals made by people who arrive by boat to Australia. One of the purposes of the tribunal… Read More »AR LAW Services has 2 Big wins for boat arrival refugee cases at the IAA (Immigration Assessment Authority)
In Zhang v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 921 the client argued that the Migration Agent acted fraudulently in connection to an IELTS document and that the client had no involvement or… Read More »Migration Agent’s Fraud destroys another visa applicant’s case: Innocence no defense to4020
In Eden v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection the Federal Court highlights that unfair visa cancellations can be fought in the courts on grounds of unreasonableness. Justice Logan, sitting in Brisbane, overturned (or “quashed”)… Read More »Visa cancellation: Eden’s case – Unreasonableness defence. Character issues. Criminal conviction of 12 months
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