Migration Lawyer Melbourne

A client had a visa cancelled because incorrect information had been provided on the application form many years before. The client had previously written to the Department acknowledging the error and providing correct information.

This notification also occurred years before the visa cancellation decision and so the client assumed that the Department had elected not to act. In the meantime, they had made a substantial commitment to their community and to Australia.

Nevett Ford supported the client on a review application to the Administrative Review Tribunal, which was successful in large part because the Tribunal was mindful of the impact of a cancellation on the applicant’s young children.

A client had applied to the Department for a S/C482 visa based on being an ‘in-house’ accountant for the nominating business. However, the Department refused the application because the business used outside accountants for taxation work and the Department’s view was that the duties associated with the applicant’s position were more bookkeeping-related instead of those typically associated with an accountant role.

Nevett Ford was able to demonstrate to the Administrative Review Tribunal that the large business derived much of its million-dollar sales revenues from overseas. This led to multiple issues to manage relating to exchange rates and frequent price adjustments on stock, which was the principal role of the internal accountant and was clearly distinguishable from the work performed by the external accountants. The review application was ultimately successful.