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Common breach of conditions that lead to student visa cancellations?

Student visas are monitored for compliance by Immigration officials in accordance with Australian Immigration Law. Schools and colleges are required to keep records of student attendance and performance. Attendance below 80% or consistent poor performance may result in cancellation of visas. Most often, cancellations occur because of breaches to – 8105 Limitations on working hours[…]

What is a section 20 Notice of Intention to Cancel my student visa?

Section 20 Notice Student Visa The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Regulations 2001 contains section 20 notice student visa. The section 20 notice provides legal guidelines for Immigration officers to following when commencing visa cancellation. The guidelines must be followed to protect the rights of the visa holder. Australian law provides for fair and[…]

Beware ‘bogus documentation’ when applying for a visa to travel to or remain in Australia (Part 2)

HOW DO DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION CASE OFFICERS ASSESS FOR BOGUS DOCUMENTS? As Mentioned in Part 1 of this series, heavy penalties are now being introduced by DIBP for people found to have submitted — knowingly or otherwise — false or misleading documents or proven to have filled in forms with incorrect information.[…]

Beware of ‘bogus documentation’ when applying for a visa to travel to or remain in Australia (Part 1)

HOW DO DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION CASE OFFICERS ASSESS FOR BOGUS DOCUMENTS? Bogus documentation is dealt with in s97 of the Migration Act (1954). Bogus documents are defined as being false in a material particular, which basically means documentation that is telling a lie or hiding the truth. The Act defines a bogus[…]