Today's introduction is a basic knowledge of immigration law that all international students in or about to go to Australia, migrant workers, and immigrants should know: section 501 of the Immigration Act.
Not only can Section 501 of the Immigration Act "mandatory one vote" reject most of your visa applications to Australia, but even if you get a visa, The Immigration Service can still revoke (or refuse to sign) your student, job, parent / spouse, employer-guaranteed and Australian PR at any time under the general immigration law.
- There's a serious criminal record, (substantial criminal record).
- Tried to escape immigration detention or committed crimes during / before and after immigration detention.
- There is reason to suspect that the person is a member of, or has any association with, an organization. Such organizations refer to organizations that violate criminal law.
- Referring to this person's past and present criminal record or the person's past or present behavior, it is found that the person does not belong to the "good character" (good character).
- When he enters Australia, he will pose a 'threat' to the safety of the Australian people, that is, he will be involved in Australian criminal offences, sexual assaults, or in acts of violence that are harmful to social security.
To put it simply, it depends on whether you have serious criminal acts or serious conduct problems. It would threaten the interests of the Australian public if people with such "conduct" clearly had major problems to stay or even emigrate to Australia. Thus, Section 501 of the Immigration Act expressly prohibits this.
The "substantial criminal"-"serious penalty record" in the conduct test consists mainly of:
- Sentenced to death or life imprisonment
- Sentenced to imprisonment for more than 12 months
- Sentenced to more than two prison terms for a total period of more than 12 months
- Convicted of mental problems and sent to the relevant detention centre (i.e. guilty of a crime but not imprisoned for a number of reasons)
In early 2015, more than 200 people were revoked in the three months to the end of 2014.
Many people may think that I am a good people, that I do not kill, set fire, drug trafficking, join the triad, this "serious crime" has nothing to do with me. But that's not the case. Editor has seen live news can be used as an example. About a year ago, there was a Lebanese named Fouad Arja., who had just arrived in PR, Australia. He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for "traffic accident" for multiple unlicensed driving, and PR, must leave Australia after being suspended by the Immigration Service. But his wife (Australian) and five children were in Australia, so he hired a lawyer at the time and has been on trial. Lawyers said he was remorseful of his actions and urged that due consideration be given to his family and young children under Clause 501. We should know that drunk driving has also been sentenced to heavy punishment for "crimes against public safety." In such cases, it will not be possible to apply for an immigrant visa to study in Australia once it is determined to be applicable to Clause 501. Finally, Section 501 emphasizes that once deported due to Section 501, the applicant will not be granted another visa! That is to say, this man will probably never be able to set foot on Australian soil again!
