AAT Review & Australian Visa Refusal

It is a disheartening to learn that my visa is rejected or canceled by the visa authority. There are several reasons for visa rejection. You can try to know the reason for rejection or look for other measures to get approval instead of giving up the idea to go abroad for work or studies.

If you have received a Notice from the Department of Home Affairs of Australia for consideration to cancel your visa application, there is no need to feel panic. You can have solutions.

Reasons for Visa Refusal in Australia

Below are some top reasons. Though the list is not exhaustive, it will give you an idea for the rejection of the visa.

• Applying for a wrong type of visa without considering its eligibility
• The visa application form is not filled correctly
• Unable to meet the financial-related requirements
• Submission of incomplete or false information
• Not providing adequate documents supporting your eligibility
• Sponsor of the application fails to meet the requirements
• Not much aware of the procedure of the course you are applying for
• The current qualification is not relevant to the job or course you are applying for
• Don’t provide the concrete future plans
• Miscalculation in Points
• Irrelevant documents

For a majority of cases, you can become eligible to apply for Administrative Appeal Tribunal-AAT to review the application.

What is AAT?

It was the working of Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) that were collaborated to form the Migration Division of AAT in 2015 to assess the decisions made by the Federal Government.

AAT stands for Administrative Appeal Tribunal. It is the only body that has the authority to review the merits of a visa application.

What is the role of AAT?

When your visa meets rejection and you receive a notice from the Home Affair department of Australia, you can request for AAT review. The AAT department will review your case entirely. It will check the facts provided in form documents. It will ensure the laws relating to the decision to form a new decision. The AAT department assesses your application afresh. It will assess the documents, evidence, forms, and all the information.

What is the duration of assessment?

The assessment timeframe can vary depending on the case category. It may take around 12 to 18 months in multiple cases. In some special cases, applicants can request for When you are applying for an appeal, you must lodge the application for an assessment on priority basis. There may be additional fees to appeal for the application.

What are the outcomes?

There are two possible outcomes.

Affirm: It means AAT agrees with the Home Affairs department for the refusal of the visa. So, the decision cannot be changed. Your plea will not be considered.

Vary: It means AAT disagrees with the decision made by the Home Affairs department for the cancellation or refusal of the visa. They resend your application with new recommendation and instructions. The application will be forwarded to the department to assess further and accept the request of visa approval.

Is there any other way if AAT’s decision is not in my favor?

If the decision taken by AAT is affirm or negative, you still have two more options to get approval for the visa.

Application to Federal Court: It is done in some rare cases where there is any legal error during the review by AAT.

Application for Ministerial intervention: In this situation, you can write a letter to the minister considering your personal judgement to grant you visa approval. For this, it is must to have potent reasons. The approval chance here is not much. The results are not always in the favor of users.

Consult a Migration Agency

The article has given you an idea that once your visa meets rejection, getting approval through AAT review and other ways is not easy. AAT review is a delicate process. Under the guidance of experts registered MARA agent you can successfully file for the AAT review. A with extensive knowledge on the subject-matter can help you prepare the documents and case file.