Visa Applications and false information
Since 2011, the Immigration Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) has had a very broad-ranging power to refuse visa applications with there was suspected fraud or misleading information. This is generally known as the Fraud criterion, and more specifically as Public Interest Criterion 4020 (PIC 4020). In simple terms, PIC 4020 enables the refusal of […]
Customs officials can search your phone
Like something out of a scene from TV’s Border Patrol, people coming into Australia on a visa are often searched for anything that may lead customs officials to suspect that there may be an actual or intended breach of the person’s Australian visa conditions. If such evidence is found, there is a serious risk that their […]