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enquiry.

 

General information regarding travelling to Australia

Information for visitors to Australia can be found [1]here.

Information regarding potential visa options can be found [2]here.

 

Queries regarding a current visa application

If your inquiry relates to a specific visa application case, you should
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Contact information can be found at
[3]http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/o....

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Details of our offices located around the world can be found [4]here.

 

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You can check your visa details and conditions on the Department’s Visa
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necessary reference numbers to access the VEVO portal, please refer to the
online VEVO Request for Reference Number form, which is accessible at
[5]https://www.border.gov.au/about/corporat....

 

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If you are seeking a refund of fees associated with your Visa, you should
contact the office where you lodged your visa application.  Details of our
offices located around the world can be found [6]here.

 

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Registered migration agents are authorised to provide immigration advice
or assistance, including advice regarding the lodgement of visa
applications. Further information on migration agents may be found
[7]here.  Please note that the Department is unable to assist you in this
regard.

 

If you are experiencing technical difficulties in lodging your visa
application through ImmiAccount, you should submit your concerns through
the ImmiAccount Technical Support Form, which is accessible [8]here.

 

Australian Citizenship

If you are seeking evidence of your Australian Citizenship, you should
complete Form 119, which can be found [9]here.  Details on where to send
your completed form may be found on page 8 of the Form.  This form will
not be actioned by the FOI Section.

 

Information on how to apply for Australian citizenship, information for
Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [10]here.

 

Movement Records/Travel History

If you are seeking evidence of your own travel movements/history you
should complete Form 1359, which can be found [11]here. Details on where
to send your request may be found on page 1 and 2 of the Form. This
request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.

 

Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status

If you are seeking evidence of your own immigration status for
superannuation purposes, you should complete Form 1194, which can be found
[12]here. Details on where to send your completed form may be found on
page 1 of the Form. This request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.

 

Update Passport Details

Information on how to update your address or passport details can be found
[13]here.

 

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If you have lodged a visa application and your circumstances have changed,
you should submit [14]Form 1022 to the office where you lodged your visa
application. Details of our offices located around the world can be found
[15]here. The FOI Section does not process these forms. 

 

Notification of incorrect answers

If you wish to correct answers that you have provided to the Department
either:

·         in a visa application

·         on a passenger card or

·         in response to a notice given to you by the Department inviting
you to comment on possible non-compliance with an obligation to correct
incorrect information

you should submit [16]Form 1023 to the Department. Details of our offices
located around the world can be found [17]here. The FOI Section does not
process these forms. 

 

Duty Free concessions

Information relating to duty free concessions can be found [18]here.

 

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If you have a question, which has not been answered above, and which is
about visa, citizenship, travel or trade, including bringing goods in and
out of Australia, please refer to our general enquiries web form [19]here.

 

 

Yours Sincerely

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Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Information updated 11 August 2017

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Dear Mr Aryan,

 

Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request

 

Please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Section should you wish to
discuss.

 

 

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [1][email address]

 

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Dear Mr Aryan

 

I refer to your request for access to documents relating to:

 

‘Number of visa applications lodged in subclass 189, 190, 489 and 457 by
citizens of Iran in financial years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015,
2015-2016 and 2016-2017?

 

Number of visas granted or visa applications refused in subclass 189, 190,
489 and 457 to citizens of Iran in financial years 2012-2013, 2013-2014,
2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017?’

 

The current due date for your request is Wednesday, 4 October 2017. The
Department will not be in a position to be able to finalise your request
by the original due date.  

 

The Department seeks your agreement under s.15AA of the FOI Act to extend
the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days.  This would
extend the due date for your request to Friday, 3 November 2017.

 

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Tuesday, 26
September 2017.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

Freedom of Information, Privacy & Records Management Branch

Corporate Services Division | Corporate Group

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [1][email address]

 

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Dear Mr Aryan

Thank you for granting an extension of time for us to process your request.

Please note all requests are being processed in date order of receipt notwithstanding whether or not an extension of time is being granted. The updated statutory due date to process your request will be Friday, 3 November 2016.

We will continue to progress your request as quickly as possible.

Kind regards

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Freedom of Information, Privacy & Records Management Branch
Corporate Services Division | Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [email address]

Dear FOI,

Thanks for your email.
The requested extension is approved.

Yours sincerely,

Damon Aryan

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Dear Mr Aryan,

 

I refer to your FOI request received on 1 September 2017, seeking access
to the following:

 

Number of visa applications lodged in subclass 189, 190, 489 and 457 by
citizens of Iran in financial years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015,
2015-2016 and 2016-2017?

 

Number of visas granted or visa applications refused in subclass 189, 190,
489 and 457 to citizens of Iran in financial years 2012-2013, 2013-2014,
2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017?

 

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the signed decision record and documents released under the FOI Act.    

 

This request has now been closed.

 

 

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [1][email address]

 

 

 

 

 

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