Visa refusal and cancellation under section 501
Jan 25th 2004, 4:07 am
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Visa refusal and cancellation under section 501
Have been doing some research about my last query and if anybody is in the same boat they may find this of interest.
It basically outlines in more detail stuff about failing the character test - also describes under what situations DIMIA may apply leninecy etc. when considering a case.
Just seen I can't add an attachemnet so if anybody wants a copy of the document (cant remeber where I downloaded it from!!) then send me a private message with email address and I'' forward it on.
Regards
ST
P.S. - to any of the really helpful agents that post on here..... any opinions on my last posting?
It basically outlines in more detail stuff about failing the character test - also describes under what situations DIMIA may apply leninecy etc. when considering a case.
Just seen I can't add an attachemnet so if anybody wants a copy of the document (cant remeber where I downloaded it from!!) then send me a private message with email address and I'' forward it on.
Regards
ST
P.S. - to any of the really helpful agents that post on here..... any opinions on my last posting?
Jan 25th 2004, 7:10 am
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Re: Visa refusal and cancellation under section 501
Hi Tony,
We do two or three AAT cases a year in the area of character, and another
four or five at the primary stage, and I can confirm from experience that
character isn't an area for amateurs, unfortunately. The bottom line is
that you can research a lot of the accumulated law through www.aat.gov.au
and searching the decision database, but ultimately you need to be able to
survive either the primary character issue or the discretion issue, as
outlined in the Minister's Direction on s.501. As Jeremy said, the starting
point is that a suspended sentence is a sentence and yours brings you within
the danger area.
I am happy to advise about this, and as a general rule I would strongly
suggest that you do not mention details of your criminal history on this
newsgroup or any other public forum.
Cheers
George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
"swiss tony" <member17889@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have been doing some research about my last query and if anybody is in
> the same boat they may find this of interest.
> It basically outlines in
> more detail stuff about failing the character test - also describes
> under what situations DIMIA may apply leninecy etc. when considering a
> case.
> Just seen I can't add an attachemnet so if anybody wants a copy
> of the document (cant remeber where I downloaded it from!!) then send me
> a private message with email address and I'' forward it on.
> Regards
> ST
> P.S. - to any of the really helpful agents that post on here..... any
> opinions on my last posting?
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
We do two or three AAT cases a year in the area of character, and another
four or five at the primary stage, and I can confirm from experience that
character isn't an area for amateurs, unfortunately. The bottom line is
that you can research a lot of the accumulated law through www.aat.gov.au
and searching the decision database, but ultimately you need to be able to
survive either the primary character issue or the discretion issue, as
outlined in the Minister's Direction on s.501. As Jeremy said, the starting
point is that a suspended sentence is a sentence and yours brings you within
the danger area.
I am happy to advise about this, and as a general rule I would strongly
suggest that you do not mention details of your criminal history on this
newsgroup or any other public forum.
Cheers
George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
"swiss tony" <member17889@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have been doing some research about my last query and if anybody is in
> the same boat they may find this of interest.
> It basically outlines in
> more detail stuff about failing the character test - also describes
> under what situations DIMIA may apply leninecy etc. when considering a
> case.
> Just seen I can't add an attachemnet so if anybody wants a copy
> of the document (cant remeber where I downloaded it from!!) then send me
> a private message with email address and I'' forward it on.
> Regards
> ST
> P.S. - to any of the really helpful agents that post on here..... any
> opinions on my last posting?
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
