Depending on the visa you have applied for, you may have not uploaded enough information, forgot to upload the “Time of Application” documents, not provided the right English Test results, or lodged an application for a visa you were not eligible for.

Common reasons include student visa holders not attending classes, temporary partner visa holders not notifying the DHA of the relationship ending, andvisa holders providing bogus documents or failing the Character Test.

In most cases, you have the right to appeal – if you do, it will state it on your Refusal Letter under the “Review Rights” heading. For a number of temporary visa subclasses, if you’re offshore when the Refusal is decided, you will have no review rights.

In most cases, when you have the right to appeal, you can appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

Depending on the type of visa refusal, the Applicant will usually have 21 days to appeal to the AAT. The appeal must be lodged by the due date and needs to be lodged directly with the AAT.

Depending on the reason(s) for refusal, you may have a chance of getting the decision overturned at the AAT. Some common refusal reasons can be successfully argued at the AAT, especially with new supporting documents and evidence