Migration appeal Archives - AR Law

Ministerial Intervention. Success for a student visa refused at the AAT.

Anthony Robinson — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 07:04:13 +0000

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 interest is for the Minister to decide. The Minister is not legally bound to intervene or to consider intervening. AR… Read More »Ministerial Intervention. Success for a student visa refused at the AAT.

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Another “David and Goliath” refugee case won by AR LAW Services at the AAT.

Anthony Robinson — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 00:57:59 +0000

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 but also a really heart warming ‘good fight’. The sort that makes you very proud of the work we do… Read More »Another “David and Goliath” refugee case won by AR LAW Services at the AAT.

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Refugee Case: Big win for AR LAW Service. A Shia woman from Pakistan: an Hazara.

Anthony Robinson — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 06:25:35 +0000

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 rejected by the department of immigration and she faced “deportation” from Australia given the Australia Government did not regard her… Read More »Refugee Case: Big win for AR LAW Service. A Shia woman from Pakistan: an Hazara.

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Freeing Immigration Lawyers from migration agents – good for migrants & refugees and for the Australian Visa process.

Anthony Robinson — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 01:15:13 +0000

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 argument was thought to have been “done and dusted” on 3 previous occasions but that was not to be. This… Read More »Freeing Immigration Lawyers from migration agents – good for migrants & refugees and for the Australian Visa process.

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Big win at the AAT for Student Visa Cancellation.

Anthony Robinson — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 04:47:41 +0000

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) This is was a very difficult case consequently it was fortunately referred it to our legal team – ABG Legal –… Read More »Big win at the AAT for Student Visa Cancellation.

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PIC 4007 Visa Refusal Appeal – Justice for Partner Visa Case. AR LAW Services Another AAT Health Waiver Case Win.

Anthony Robinson — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 02:07:28 +0000

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 Bogus documents or Cancellation or Refusal pursuant to s501 or s116. This case is to do with a Health waiver… Read More »PIC 4007 Visa Refusal Appeal – Justice for Partner Visa Case. AR LAW Services Another AAT Health Waiver Case Win.

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Big win for fairness at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Another AR LAW Services feel good partner visa story.

Anthony Robinson — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 03:53:43 +0000

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 years. The applicant – a young Australian man who suffers a significant intellectual disability. – had tried on numerous occasions… Read More »Big win for fairness at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Another AR LAW Services feel good partner visa story.

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AR LAW Services has 2 Big wins for boat arrival refugee cases at the IAA (Immigration Assessment Authority)

Anthony Robinson — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 04:02:59 +0000

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 is to “fast track” appeals and it has a particularly notorious reputation for efficiently affirming the original decision to refuse… Read More »AR LAW Services has 2 Big wins for boat arrival refugee cases at the IAA (Immigration Assessment Authority)

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Migration Agent’s Fraud destroys another visa applicant’s case: Innocence no defense to4020

Anthony Robinson — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:08:57 +0000

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 knowledge of the fraud. In contrast to Trivedi, where it was alleged that a fraud had been carried out by… Read More »Migration Agent’s Fraud destroys another visa applicant’s case: Innocence no defense to4020

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Visa cancellation: Eden’s case – Unreasonableness defence. Character issues. Criminal conviction of 12 months

Anthony Robinson — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 08:22:21 +0000

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”) a personal decision of the Assistant Minister for Immigration to cancel the visa of Mr Eden, an Iranian-born New Zealand… Read More »Visa cancellation: Eden’s case – Unreasonableness defence. Character issues. Criminal conviction of 12 months

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