This is obviously a highly stressful situation – so the first rule needs to be: Don’t Panic. Before making a decision to cancel a visa, the Department will ordinarily issue a ‘natural justice’ letter, which outlines its intention to cancel your visa and invites you to provide reasons and evidence for why your visa should not be cancelled. Why Would …
Help – I Omitted Important Information from my Visa Application! Will it be Refused?
The initial answer to this is: possibly. However, that’s actually not the biggest issue here. The Department views the provision of incorrect information (including the omission of relevant information) as a serious problem. Depending on the nature of the information, it might even consider the relevant applicant is intending to deceive the Department into granting a visa on false pretences. …
Australia – The New Land of Opportunity?
I recently returned from one of the most eye-opening cultural experiences of my life; 3 weeks in modern day America. It’s not the Confederate flag-waving, open carry nuts in the South that left an impression; indeed, we spent most of our time in the Pacific Northwest, where ‘Black Lives Matter’ banners and stickers outweigh even the Stars and Stripes in …