Student Visa Secured After Prior Application Refused, AAT Appeal Lapsed, and Offshore Re-Entry Strategy Applied
Case Summary
An applicant who had held a student visa for nearly 10 years, had it refused, failed to read the refusal letter (allowing the AAT appeal window to expire), then had a new onshore application approved through an offshore departure and re-entry strategy.
Background
The applicant had held a student visa for nearly 10 years before it was rejected. Because the refusal letter went unread, the AAT appeal period expired without action — removing the appeal pathway entirely. We took over the case and developed an alternative: reapplying from overseas then resubmitting the visa application from within Australia.
Challenges
- AAT appeal period expired due to unread refusal letter — standard appeal pathway was permanently closed
- Nearly 10 years of student visa history requiring careful context management in any fresh application
- Needed an alternative pathway — offshore departure and re-entry — to create a clean application basis
Outcome
The Subclass 500 student visa was approved following the offshore departure and re-entry strategy.
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