Visa Refusal and Cancellation

What are the reasons?

There are many – for example:

• the Department may decide you have failed to satisfy one of the requirements for the visa (refusal)
• the Department may decide you have received a serious criminal conviction/charges or were found to have provided incorrect information in your visa application (cancellation)
• the Department may have made a mistake

What can I do?

Time is critical in appealing the refusal or cancellation decision.

If you miss the deadline to appeal:

• you will lose all of your rights to continue with your application
• the Department’s decision will be final

Making a valid application to appeal is also very important. Not all refusals and cancellations automatically allow a right to appeal.

If you are in detention, please call us immediately as you only have a very short window to act on any refusal or cancellation.

Need help?

We can:

• assess your situation and identify the best plan to address the refusal or cancellation
• review your evidence, make your appeal submission and represent you in dealing with the Department and the Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT)