Has Your Australian Citizenship Application Been Refused?
You can appeal a citizenship refusal. The refusal is not the end. Contact our experienced immigration lawyers.
Have You Been Refused Australian Citizenship?
This decision is not the end of the road. Our Immigration law specialists can help.
Common Reasons for Australian Citizenship Refusal
There are a number of grounds that may lead to the refusal of an Australian citizenship application with the more complex reasons including:
Failure on character grounds – this may be due to the criminal history of an individual; and
Failure on identity grounds – this occurs when the Minister is not satisfied of a person's identity.
How Can Our Immigration Lawyers Help
If your citizenship application has been refused on the above or other grounds, we can help you navigate the appeals process through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) or through the Courts (as applicable) by:
STEP 1: Reviewing the refusal and assessing whether there have been any errors in the application of the law/policy.
STEP 2: Devising a strategy for appeal.
STEP 3: Assist with the collection of any new evidence.
STEP 4: Considering the impact (if any) on your current immigration status.
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Client Testimonial
Australian Citizenship Granted in One Day Despite Long Period of Absence from Australia
With the help of lawyers/agents from AHC Lawyers, my son has attained his Australian Citizenship upon he turns 10 years old. The process was smooth, and my son’s case was decided within one (1) day although he has long period of absence from Australia.
- Manbir's Parents
Why Choose Us
Australian citizenship is the final stage in your migration journey and you want to ensure that you are given the best prospects of success. We are a growing and dynamic law firm specialising in immigration law. Our team continues to build a reputation as winners. Exceeding your expectations is our passion, and we take our passion very seriously.
What sets us apart is the fact that our firm is one of two firms which has 3 accredited immigration specialists. An Accredited Specialist is an expert in the lawyer’s area of practice. Registered Migration Agents and lawyers regard them as the best in the world (Australian Financial Review). When you engage an Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law, you work with someone who has an extremely high degree of technical knowledge and is a vastly experienced immigration lawyer.
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One of Our Accredited Specialists in Immigration Law
Angela De Silva
Accredited Specialist (Immigration Law)
P: +61 (02) 7200 2700
E: angela@ahclawyers.com
Angela graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (honors) and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & Anthropology) and started out her career at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions with dreams of being a criminal prosecutor. During completion of her legal supervision, Angela worked at a boutique law firm where she worked on immigration cases for the first time and fell in love with this area of the law. She has never looked back.
During her almost 7 years with a top 4 professional services firm, Angela mentored and trained graduates through the administration of the graduate program and presented externally to other Immigration Lawyers and Registered Migration Agents. Her strong technical knowledge was leveraged with her assisting in authoring the firm's client newsflashes and responses to the Government via Senate Committee submissions on key immigration issues and proposed legislative changes.
Approval for Child Australian Citizenship After Refusal Due to Identity Issue
The lawyers at Agape are fighters. We kept getting hit back by poor decision making of the Chinese embassy on the identity issue. We went to Tribunal and my lawyer put up a fight with the Government. In the end, the Minister conceded that they made a mistake and remitted the application back to the Department and now I have received an approval for my child’s citizenship.