Citizenship Application: Australia Has Zero Tolerance Against Fraudulent Identity

Citizenship Application: Australia Has Zero Tolerance Against Fraudulent Identity

Fraud would not be whitewashed by subsequent good behaviour and passage of time, and integrity is crucial for applying for citizenship.  

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Candidates Who are Over 55 Years Old are Still Eligible to be Granted Distinguished Talent Visa (Subclass 858)

Candidates Who are Over 55 Years Old are Still Eligible to be Granted Distinguished Talent Visa (Subclass 858)

The Distinguished Talent Visa (Subclass 858) are permanent visas for persons who have a world widely acknowledged record of distinguished and outstanding achievement in a profession, a sport, the arts or academia and research.

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Bogus Documents Not a Show-Stopper for Citizenship Application

AAT Case: Bogus Documents Not a Show-Stopper for Citizenship Application

Alsaad and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Citizenship)[1] concerns a refusal of an Australian citizenship application on the basis that the applicant provided a bogus document, and therefore is not of a ‘good character’.

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Possible Ground for Revoking Mandatory Visa Cancellation Involving Imprisonment of 12 Months

Possible Ground for Revoking Mandatory Visa Cancellation Involving Imprisonment of 12 Months

Da Silva and Minister for Home Affairs (Migration) [2019] AATA 68 (25 January 2019)

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Tribunal to Consider Australia’s Non-Refoulment Obligations in Their Decision-Making Process

Is the Risk of Harm or Persecution a Matter to Be Weighed When Deciding Whether to Cancel the Partner Visa

Case Summary: AJS19 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2019] FCCA 219 (5 February 2019)

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Can Babies Born Outside Australia be Qualified as an Australian Citizen?

Can Babies Born Outside Australia be Qualified as an Australian Citizen?

Case summery - Ghalzai and Minister for Home Affairs (Citizenship) [2019] AATA 74 (31 January 2019)

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Whether the Victim of Fraud by Migration Agent Can Challenge a Refusal That is Made Based on a Failure to Satisfy PIC 4020?

Whether the Victim of Fraud by Migration Agent Can Challenge a Refusal That is Made Based on a Failure to Satisfy PIC 4020?

Public Interest Criterion 4020 (“PIC 4020”) enabling refusal of a visa application

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