Policies and Procedural instructions related to immigration clearance, visa cancellation and summary removal

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Updating your details once a visa has been granted, including minor
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contact the office where you lodged your visa application. Details of our
offices located around the world can be found [7]here.

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or assistance, including advice regarding the lodgement of visa
applications. Further information on migration agents may be found
[8]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 [9]here.

Australian Citizenship

If you are seeking evidence of your Australian Citizenship, you should
complete Form 119, which can be found [10]here. Details on where to send
your completed form may be found on page 8 of the Form. This form will
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Information on how to apply for Australian citizenship, information for
Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [11]here.

Movement Records/Travel History

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should complete Form 1359, which can be found [12]here. Details on where
to send your request may be found on page 1 and 2 of the Form. This
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Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status

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superannuation purposes, you should complete Form 1194, which can be found
[13]here. Details on where to send your completed form may be found on
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Update Passport Details

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

Notification of Change in Circumstances

If you have lodged a visa application and your circumstances have changed,
you should submit [15]Form 1022 to the office where you lodged your visa
application. Details of our offices located around the world can be found
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Notification of incorrect answers

If you wish to correct answers that you have provided to the Department
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· 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 [17]Form 1023 to the Department. Details of our offices
located around the world can be found [18]here. The FOI Section does not
process these forms.

Duty Free concessions

Information relating to duty free concessions can be found [19]here.

General Enquiries

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 [20]here.

Thank you

Information updated 13 November 2018

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FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101

File Number: OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 17 May 2019 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:

Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance Procedural Instruction BC-2671
- Events after Refused Immigration Clearance Procedural Instruction
BC-2460 - Summary Removal Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa
Cancellation at the border.

Your request was received by the Department on 17 May 2019 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 19/05/01101. Please include your FOI
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Department of Home Affairs

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In reply please quote:

FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101

File Number: OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

To enable us to process your request we need specific information about
the documents you are seeking for the last point of this request:

Visa Cancellation at the Border

Can you confirm if you are seeking Policies and Procedures and if it is
for all visa subclass, or just a particular subclass of visa and provide
any further details that will assist us with obtaining the relevant
documents.

Please respond by close of business Monday 17 June 2019.

Kind Regards

FOI Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch | Productivity and Compliance Division

Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs

E: [1][DIBP request email]

In reply please quote:

FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101

File Number: OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 17 May 2019 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:

Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance Procedural Instruction BC-2671
- Events after Refused Immigration Clearance Procedural Instruction
BC-2460 - Summary Removal Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa
Cancellation at the border.

Your request was received by the Department on 17 May 2019 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 19/05/01101. Please include your FOI
request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information
Section.

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date
upon which your application was received by the Department.

Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact
details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work
telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within
scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of
non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform
us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take
it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of
your request.

Publication of document

Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the
Department may be required to publish these documents on its website
within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act.
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or
business affairs information.

Contacting the FOI Section

Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at
[2][DIBP request email].

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National Office

Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Ms Jefferies,

Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI request.

Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is committed to processing your request as quickly as possible.

A number of documents have been identified as falling within the scope of your request and an FOI officer will be reviewing these documents in due course. A decision on access will be made on your request and you will be notified of this as soon as possible.

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Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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From: Regina Jefferies <[FOI #5418 email]>
Sent: Friday, 8 November 2019 8:21 AM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Re: Clarify last point of scope – FOI request FA 19/05/01101 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

I note this request is well overdue. I previously requested an update on the status of this request, which was not provided. Please provide an update on the status of this request, which is well-beyond the 30 day statutory period for response.

Yours sincerely,

Regina Jefferies

-----Original Message-----

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FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101

File Number: OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

To enable us to process your request we need specific information about the documents you are seeking for the last point of this request:

Visa Cancellation at the Border

Can you confirm if you are seeking Policies and Procedures and if it is for all visa subclass, or just a particular subclass of visa and provide any further details that will assist us with obtaining the relevant documents.

Please respond by close of business Monday 17 June 2019.

Kind Regards

FOI Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch | Productivity and Compliance Division

Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs

E: [1][DIBP request email]

In reply please quote:

FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101

File Number: OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 17 May 2019 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:

Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance Procedural Instruction BC-2671
- Events after Refused Immigration Clearance Procedural Instruction
BC-2460 - Summary Removal Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border.

Your request was received by the Department on 17 May 2019 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 19/05/01101. Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date upon which your application was received by the Department.

Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of your request.

Publication of document

Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the Department may be required to publish these documents on its website within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act.
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or business affairs information.

Contacting the FOI Section

Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at [2][DIBP request email].

FOI Officer | FOI and Records Management Branch

National Office

Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

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FA 19/05/01101

OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

This email is to provide you with an update about the progress of your FOI
request to the Department of Home Affairs and also to suggest a revision
to the documents requested.

You have requested access to:

Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance

Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration
Clearance

Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal

Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border

Documents relevant to this request have been identified and allocated to a
FOI case officer for review. The relevant business of the Department area
will shortly be consulted in regard to their release in accordance with
the FOI Act.

However, in regard to "Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation
at the border", the business area has advised that, while this procedural
instruction had been planned, in November 2018 it was determined that
another existing procedural instruction "General visa cancellation powers
(s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)" covered the same issue sufficiently.
Development of "Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the
border" was discontinued.

Therefore, I would like to ask if you would like to revise the scope of
your request to replace “Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa
Cancellation at the border” with the current relevant document "General
visa cancellation powers (s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)"?

I would appreciate your response by Tuesday, 10 December 2019.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

Email: [1][DIBP request email]

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FA 19/05/01101

OBJ2019/30118

Dear Ms Jefferies

Thank you for your email of 6 December 2019. Your FOI request has been
revised for the documents:

Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance

Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration
Clearance

Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal

DRAFT Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border

General visa cancellation powers (s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

Email: [1][DIBP request email]

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Dear Ms Jefferies

FOI request FA 19/05/01101

I refer to your FOI request received on 17 May 2019, seeking access to the
following:

'Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration
Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal
Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border

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

This request has now been closed.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

Email: [1][DIBP request email]

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