Overview for Individual Clients
AHC Lawyers provides assistance to individuals with various immigration concerns such as obtaining permanent residency, visa application refusals, and criminal records.
These are some of the biggest decisions you will ever make.
- ● Appealing a visa cancellation or visa refusal?
- ● Applying for your Australian permanent residency (PR) or Australian citizenship?
Make Australian Visa Application
There are a number of applications that can be made. Applying for Australia visas and Australian citizenship is the most popular. In addition to this, one can also apply to access information under the Freedom of Information, sponsor family, seek work permission, etc.
Challenge The Visa Procedure
Individual decisions or actions by Australian government departments or public officials are covered by administrative law. They are usually made with statutory power. Decision-makers are required to abide by the common law concept of natural justice and afford procedural fairness. Actions by the Minister may be challenged at the judicial courts.
Appeal Australian Visa Decision
If the Department makes a visa decision which is unfavourable and your visa is refused - it is sometimes possible to seek a review of that decision. There are a number of different bodies which can review a migration decision.
Access Immigration Information
It is always important to know the information the Department possesses in preparing an Australian visa application or visa appeal. Certain information is prevented by law from being disclosed. Where a decision-maker fails to disclose the existence of certain information taints the quality of the decision-making.
Respond To Immigration
Where applicants do not satisfy the Department that certain legal criteria for Australian immigration law is met; they may seek further information by way of interview or in writing. In cases where there are adverse information that the applicant may not be aware of, it may be mandatory for the Department to seek further comment.
Complex Visa Matter
Health, character, unlawful non-citizens, Australian deportation, removals, defective notification, fraud, immigration offences, unreasonable delay in visa processing, one fail-all fail rule, visa investigations in Australia, etc are long tedious matters that usually require specialised legal experience.
