Visa cancellation “breached condition of work permits”

Background

Our client came to Australia under a student visa. During his course of studying, he contracted a virus and fell ill, which adversely affected his academia and work for a period of time.
The financial pressure that ensued from this has led to our client working more than 20 hours per week to cover his living expenses. Subsequently, his second student visa application was refused by the Immigration department subject to his breach of working hours permit.

Our involvement

We appealed this decision and attended the hearing at the AAT with our client. With supporting evidence, we managed to convince the AAT that regardless of our client having breached the condition of his previous visa; however, he was an honest witness, and his mistake would not reoccur.
As a result, the AAT set aside the cancellation, and our client was allowed to continue his study in Australia.