Refusal of a Student Visa – Overturned
The applicant had been granted a visitor visa in 2009. During that time, she was employed to provide full-time care to an impaired nine year old child, cohabiting with his family. Driven by a desire to...

Genuine relationship leads Tribunal to remit matter for...
Visas granted  The applicant made an application for a Partner Visa in 2011. The application was refused by the Department of Immigration & Citizenship because the applicant’s sponsor had...

Refuse to grant a Student Visa
The applicant arrived in Australia in 2007 and lodged an application for a Student Visa. The applicant enrolled into 5 courses from 2007 to 2011, they were all cancelled. He then enrolled into another...

‘Compelling circumstances’ leads to approval of third...
Visa granted The applicant, a citizen of South-East Asia, applied for a Partner Visa sponsored by her husband, an Australian citizen. This, however, was her husband’s third sponsorship of a spouse....

Refusal of a Student Visa – Overturned; Visa Granted
The applicant is a citizen of Indonesia who had been granted a visitor visa in 2009. During that time, she was employed to provide full-time care to an impaired nine year old child, cohabiting with his family....

Illegally living and working in Australia – Release from...
The applicant had been living and working illegally in Australia for more than seven years, had been found to have provided false and misleading information to the Department of Immigration, and was also in...

Review of a decision to refuse a Carer visa application on the...
The applicant wanted to sponsor her son to come to Australia. The applicant was physically unwell and needed someone to look after her, so she sponsored her son and his family for a Carer visa. In...

Review of a 487 Visa with issues surrounding applicant's IELTS...
The applicant's application for a subclass 487 Skilled Visa was refused on the grounds that she did not meet the legislative requirements regarding minimum English standards. As part of her application, the...

Review of a decision to refuse a 457 visa on grounds of false...
Ming had been granted a 457 visa and his wife and son had been included on the visa. The family had been living happily in Australia for a number of years after emigrating from China. However, Ming’s visa...

Resident Return Visa: only 20 days spent in Australia -...
The applicant was refused a resident return visa as he had spent only 20 days in total in Australia in the previous 5 years. We argued that the applicant had substantial employment and personal ties with...

Resident Return Visa: applicant had been outside Australia for...
The applicant was refused a resident return visa as she had been outside of Australia for more than 5 years. We argued that the applicant had always considered Australia her home; however due to her husband...

Review of a refused Partner Visa: issues with genuineness in...
The applicant was a German citizen who had been in Australia on a Subclass 820 partner visa with his then-wife, an Australian citizen. Unfortunately, his relationship with his wife broke down and the two...

Review of a refused Partner Visa: issues with compassionate...
The applicant was originally in Australia on a tourist visa. During his trip, he met the sponsor and the two began a relationship. The couple eventually married, and now the applicant wished to apply for an...

Review of a decision to refuse an Aged Dependent Relative on...
The applicant's application for an Aged Dependent Relative visa was refused on the grounds that the visa applicant failed to show evidence of financial support from her daughter, the nominator for a...

Inclusion of Family Members - Successful grant
0806664 [2009] MRTA 970 The applicant had applied for a subclass 309 Offshore Spouse Visa and had included his parents and half-sister in the application. The applicant's initial application had failed...