Australian Immigration Case

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Answer 1:
In this case, Waensila is a client who’s Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa has been refused firstly by Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Migration Review Tribunal. And he reviewed the case in Federal Court of Australia.
Applicant is Waensila who is a citizen of Thailand who initially arrived in Australia on a visitor visa in November 2007. He then applied for Protection visa and subsequently was unsuccessful and his challenges against the decision went against him in October 2009. The applicant didn’t hold any substantiate visa as on 10 September 2010, when he applied for temporary and permanent partner visa (Parts 820 and 801) onshore on the basis of his marital relationship with an Australian Citizen who was his sponsor. …show more content…

When he applied for Spouse Visa Subclass (820 & 801), He didn’t hold any substantive visa so in that he needed to satisfy the criteria for subclass (820 &801 )to be satisfied at the time of application i.e. Schedule 3 Criteria 3001,3003 and 3004 unless minister thinks there are some compelling reasons and these criteria will not apply to him.
As the applicant applied for Partner Visa well after his 28 days expires since he hold substantiate visa, he did not met Criteria 3001 which is of main concern in this case which is Cl 820.211(2)(d)(ii).
In order to satisfy Sch 3 Criteria, the applicant submitted “compelling reasons” to the Case Officer DIBP as well as to the Tribunal in order to meet the relevant criteria 3001. The reasons put forwarded by the applicant were:
1. He feared hostility, fear, ill treatment if he goes back to his home country Thailand to lodge the applicant as he is Muslim.
2. He is scared that he will not be reunited with this wife is he goes back.
3. His long separation could have adverse effects on his relationship with his

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