The Australian Immigration Service has expanded the scope of Section 8303, and from now on, your online behavior will affect your visa situation!
Attention, Chinese! Immigration Act, amend the regulations again! Your online behavior will directly affect your visa situation!
Network behavior has a great impact
According to the new immigration rules, according to < SBS >, if temporary visa holders are found to be suspected of online defamation of sex, religion and race, they are likely to be cancelled by the Immigration Service.
The original section 8303 was expanded under the amendments to the 2017 Immigration Act, which came into effect on Nov. 18.
The 8303 clause would apply only to a small number of visas, but will now apply to the vast majority of temporary visas filed on or after November 18, 2017.
This means that if there is evidence that visa holders are harassing, stalking, intimidating, bullying or threatening, even if they do not constitute a criminal sanction, the Immigration Board can cancel your visa in minutes!
These may also include public "hate speech" about sex, religion, race and cyber defamation.
The USCIS said: "the terms explicitly require the conduct of temporary visa holders to be consistent with the expectations of the Australian government and the community. It will remind visa holders what actions may lead to visa cancellation. "
According to statistics, between June 2016 and April 2017, more than 47000 visas were cancelled for a variety of reasons, including violations of visa conditions.
Section 8303 now also applies to temporary graduate visas (category 485), area-guaranteed temporary skilled immigrants visas (485s), student visas and tourist visas.
"8303 visas now apply to the vast majority of temporary visas, including the most common types of visas among immigrants."
Even on virtual networks, visa holders should act with caution.
"people should not violate it, but now, even if your actions do not constitute a criminal sanction, you may be considered a violation of visa conditions by the Immigration Service. It's important to remember that your online behavior can have the same consequences as real-life behavior! "
In response to Section 8303, the Immigration Board explained that staff members had the right to decide whether the visa holder had breached the conditions of the visa. Similarly, even if the visa holder violates the visa conditions, the staff member may not cancel his or her visa.
What types of temporary visas do you have in Australia?
- All visitor visas;
- Temporary work technology visa;
- Student visas;
- Temporary family visa;
- Other types of visas:
In addition, the Immigration Board said that their staff members are free to decide whether or not to violate visa conditions; even if they violate that condition, they can decide not to cancel their visas.
Network behavior attracts attention
The network has occupied the indispensable position in the people's life, along with the increasingly frequent use, the network violence, the bullying becomes more and more serious!
In 2016, Sydney girl Olivia Melville found a screenshot of her Tinder account's profile and forwarded it to Facebook, with the following: "elegant Point, Lady."
The following year, Melville endured a year of cyber violence!
Some laughed at her, attacked her, and even threatened rape. One of them, Zane Alchin, a 25-year-old Sydney man, wrote more than 50 comments directly under the photo in language containing sexual violence.
"if you look better, I'll rape you."
After that, Alchin pleaded guilty in court and faced up to three years in prison.
In August 2016, 71 high school girls and unsuspecting women became victims of porn websites, an organization of underage and young men who unscrupulously shared their erotic photos online!
In 2013, laws were enacted to punish online defamers by clarifying the legal boundaries of online speech.
Laws and regulations, the use of information network defamation of others, the same defamation information is actually clicked, the number of visits to more than 5000 times, or to be forwarded to more than 500 times, can constitute defamation!
Now, if the online violence is found to have been issued by temporary visa holders, they are likely to be cancelled.
Between 2015 and 2016, 60000 people were cancelled and the Immigration Service cancelled 11000 student visas at one time.
What causes the visa to be cancelled?
1. Breach of visa terms
Student signature-
Section 8105: time limits for working hours
A maximum of 40 hours per 2 weeks during the course period, if the overtime, the Migration Board decides whether to cancel the student visa according to the circumstances;
There is no time limit for students to work during school holidays;
The job practice content included in the course applied by the student is not limited by the working time.
Section 8202: learning restrictions
Students should maintain full-time study in registered courses, and attendance rate must be kept at more than 80% each semester, the academic results meet the requirements of the school.
Section 8501: health insurance restrictions
Australian Immigration Service requires overseas students to continue to pay overseas Student Health Insurance (OSHC).) while studying in Australia Students should pay attention to the validity of the health insurance card and renew the contract after expiration to ensure that they always hold overseas student health insurance while studying in Australia.
Employer-guaranteed visa-
Employer-guaranteed 457 / 186 / 187 visa: employers and positions must not be changed at will, working conditions and salaries meet the requirements. If the guarantee is terminated, the Immigration Service should be notified within the prescribed time and the applicant should change the employer in a timely manner.
Tourist visa 600 visa-
Most of the travel requirements can not work, and the duration of each stay is not more than 3 months.
2. False material or information erro
Student visas: the most common false materials include money, work, academic qualifications, etc.
Spouse migration: relationship material
Employer-guaranteed visas: employer business information
3. Illegal and criminal act
The importance of this article will not be repeated, after all, even if PR is in hand, the crime can be cancelled or deported, not to mention temporary visas!
Whether or not Internet behavior affects visa conditions, we should monitor ourselves and other people's words and actions on the Internet. In recent years, the network violence is more and more serious, overburdened people even suffer from depression and other psychological diseases.
Visa hard-won, in order to live a stable life, family harmony, everyone in social media must be cautious in the future, do not lose visas because of a moment!
