By Amina Youssef
Asylum seekers claiming protection status in Australia may be refused a visa if it is found that they could relocate to a safer part of their home country where they would not be at risk of harm. As an exception to the rule, in […]
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Changes to Processing Arrangements for 785 (Temporary Protection) and 790 (Safe Heaven Enterprise) Visas
The Temporary Protection Visa Assessment Branch (TPVA) has made the following changes to the processing of 785 and 790 visas:
Refusal Notifications – starting 12 September 2016
– Refusal notifications will be sent by email if consent has been provided to correspond electronically.
– Interview recordings will only be provided […]
Australian Productivity Commission Calls for Abolition of Parents’ Permanent Visas
Hon. Scott Morrison released the Productivity Commission’s (“PC”) inquiry into the migration system yesterday.
According to David Uren of The Australian, the PC slammed current migration policies for lacking an overall population plan. It also recommended that permanent visas for parents be abolished, or at least visa […]
AAT Reopens Case Finalised A Year Ago
By Amina Youssef
We continue to see the effect of Parish Patience Immigration Services’ (PPIS) successful case decided in the Federal Court on 16 December 2015. In Ahmad v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 182; (2015) 237 FCR 365, the full court held that […]