Immigration control officers will have the right to cancel the visa. (SBS picture)
Australia has added new grounds for visa withdrawal this month, according to the SBS. At the time of entry and exit inspection, the relevant department personnel will be given the discretion to revoke the visa.
Nikita (Nikita) came to Australia on a student visa last week, but the experience has not been as exhilarating as she had hoped. After a can of chicken pickle sauce was found in her luggage, she had to deal with Australian Border Guard (Australian Border Force) personnel at Melbourne Airport.
The crew was reported to have asked all passengers to fill out customs declaration forms before landing, but Nikita said he was confused because he did not know what to declare or what should not.
Nikita told SBS: "I didn't even know everything I had with me, and some of it was packed by my mother." When I arrived at the immigration office, some people checked my luggage and declaration forms. They opened my bag and found chicken pickle sauce, not sure it was biologically safe. "
Fortunately, after receiving biosafety scans, Nikita was finally released.
However, from April 17 this year, her "ignorance" may deprive visitors of visas. The entry and exit Ordinance 2019 (breach of biosafety and import of hazardous goods) gives relevant policy makers the right to shorten and cancel visas.
Australia has strict rules on the entry of those articles, and those items are not allowed to enter the country. "these regulations will minimize biosafety risks to Australia-specific environmental and agricultural industries," a spokesman for the Australian Border Agency told the SBS in a statement. To enforce these requirements, Australia has created new grounds for withdrawal, giving the decision-makers the discretion to cancel visitors' visas at the time of entry and exit inspection, "he said.
It is the duty of visitors not to bring goods prohibited from entry into Australia. Professionals are now reminding people to visit Australia with extra caution, as a slightest mistake risks losing their visas.
Pritt (Chaman Preet) of Migration and Education Expert stressed: "visitors must understand and comply with their visa terms. They fill in, sign legal documents, and any inconsistencies may cause their visas to be revoked. "
The new rules require immigration inspectors to shorten or revoke their visas if a visitor fails to declare any of the prohibited items.
The Australian Border Service added that those found to have breached the rules could not return to Australia for a period of three years.