Migration Law: Letter of Advice on Visa Application and Implication of Waensila's Decision

This article provides two letters of advice on visa application and the implication of Waensila's decision in Migration Law. The first letter advises Mrs. Anh to apply for a temporary partner visa and file a case for family violence. The second letter advises Mrs. Petra on the implication of Waensila's decision on her case as a bridging visa holder.

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Question 1
Letter of Advice
To
Mrs. Anh
Australia
Sub: Application for permanent residence
Respected Madam
The matter related to visa is one of the most essential things in Australia. Every year
many people come to this country and apply for visa for several purposes. The nature of visa can
be temporary or permanent. The processes are different compared to others. The applicant has to
show all the reasonable grounds regarding to his application and he has to meet all the
requirements made by the Australian Migration Act for the same1. Considering the importance of
visa application, separate board has been concocted in Australia and it is required that, the visa
applicant should have to file all their queries before the institution. The name of the institution is
Department of Border Protection (DIBP).
In this case, it has been observed that you have been come to Australia based on the
temporary Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa. According to the legal ground of this visa,
the applicant is eligible to come in Australia to marry their partner. The nature of the visa
application is temporary in nature and the applicant stay for nine months. However, the applicant
can ask for permanent visa under subclass 801 visas. According to this, in case the marriage
1 'Migration Regulations 1994' (Legislation.gov.au, 2018) <https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017C00582>
accessed 2 May 2018

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between the applicant and his or partner is happened in accordance with Australian Law, the
applicant can make the application. Further, any of the spouses must be an Australian citizen.
However, the applicant should have to ask for the temporary visa first (Subclass 820) and then he
can make application for the permanent visa. Therefore, Anh is advised to apply for temporary
partner visa (subclass 820) first.
Further, it has been observed in this case that the applicant has to face family violence
and be abused by her partner. According to Migration Regulation 1994, a visa applicant can file
case for family violence if he possessed a visa under subclass 309, 820 and 3002. Therefore,
according to the provision, Mrs. Anh can file case or family violence, as she holds a visa under
subclass 300. It has been provided under the Regulation, if a visa holder wants to stay in
Australia on permanent basis after being abused by his or her partner, he has to inform the
Department of Border Protection (DIBP) about his present condition and can get the option if the
authority get satisfied that the applicant has met all the requirements clearly. In addition, the
applicant should have to give all the relevant evidences. The evidence can be classified as
judicial and non-judicial evidence. After the submission of the evidences, the authority will send
the evidences to the expert and if the expert has approved the same, the authority can accept his
claim.
Therefore, it is advised to Mrs. Anh that she should claim before the DIBP for the
permanent visa in accordance with the process. However, as per the law, she has to make an
application for subclass 820 visa first.
Regards
2 Segrave, Marie, and Cathrine Burnett-Wake. "Addressing Family Violence through Visa Sponsor Checks: A Step
in the Right Direction." Current Issues Crim. Just. 29 (2017): 155.

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Question 2
Letter of Advice
To
Mrs Petra
Australia
Sub: Implication of Waensila’s decision on Petra’s case
Respected Madam
In Australia, there are many provisions that allow an applicant to get the benefit of
several visa options. There are certain rules prescribed for the partner visa application. In this
case, it has been observed that you are a bridging visa holder. According to the Migration Act, a
person is allowed to stay in Australia if the validity of current visa of the applicant has been
ended before lodging the application for partner visa. There are certain classes of bridging visa
such as bridging visa A or B or C. this kinds of visa has been provided to the applicant if he
works in Australia, or came to the provinces for continue his studies or came for the enrolment
under health care scheme Australia. However, any bridging visa holder can make an application
for the temporary partner visa (Subclass 820) or permanent partner visa (subclass 801).
According to the Migration Act, in case making an application for the partner visa, the
applicant should have to meet the requirements made under Schedule 3 of Migration Regulation.
According to the schedule 3, an applicant should have to file visa application within 28 days of
expiration of previous visa. There are certain mandatory rules for the applicant regarding the visa
application under Schedule 3 of the Regulation. According to this schedule, the visa applicant
should have to hold the substantive for the reasons that are beyond her control. Further, there are
certain compelling grounds that could not be avoided by her. In addition to this, the applicant

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should take the oath that he will comply with all the requirements prescribes by the authority to
that effect. The applicant is also required to show that the previous visa was not falling under the
criteria of “no further stay”.
However, problems cropped up regarding the critical analysis of compelling grounds and
many conceptions are there for the ground. There are certain grounds where the applicant should
not have to meet all the requirements of schedule 3 of Migration Regulation3. According to
DIBP, the applicant should have to show the compelling grounds properly. Compelling grounds
are those where the applicant has no direct or indirect influence. According to the Administrative
Tribunals and the federal Circuit Court, the applicant should have to establish the facts for the
compelling ground and it is the discretionary power of the court to decide whether compelling
circumstances can be taken into consideration or not. However, this notion has been confirmed in
the case of Waensila v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection4. In this case, court has
decided that compelling grounds should have to take into account.
In this case, it has been observed that Petra’s husband met with an accident and got
paralyzed. It can be stated that this incident was beyond her control and she has to take care of
her husband. Therefore, her condition meets the requirements under compelling ground and
waiver principle of schedule 3 can be applied to her case.
Regards
3 Panizzon, Marion, et al., eds. The Palgrave Handbook of International Labour Migration: Law and Policy
Perspectives. Springer, 2016.
4 [2016] FCAFC 32

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Bibliography:
'Migration Regulations 1994' (Legislation.gov.au, 2018)
<https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017C00582> accessed 2 May 2018
Panizzon, Marion, et al., eds. The Palgrave Handbook of International Labour Migration: Law
and Policy Perspectives. Springer, 2016.
Segrave, Marie, and Cathrine Burnett-Wake. "Addressing Family Violence through Visa
Sponsor Checks: A Step in the Right Direction." Current Issues Crim. Just. 29 (2017): 155.
Waensila v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) FCAFC 32
Woodcroft, Holly, Lucy Barnes, and Calvin Wilkinson. "No road home for asylum seekers in
Queensland." Parity 27.10 (2014): 10.

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