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Immigration Act 2009

Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings - No appeal or review rights in relation to invitations to apply and transit visas

191: No appeal or review rights in relation to invitations to apply

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“You can't challenge decisions about invitations to apply for visas”

You can’t appeal or challenge decisions about invitations to apply for a visa. This means you can’t go to court, the Tribunal, or ask the Minister to review these decisions. It doesn’t matter if someone decides not to invite you to apply for a visa, or if they forget to invite you. You also can’t ask a court to look at these decisions. Even if an invitation is sent out and then taken back, you can’t challenge that either. These rules apply to decisions made by the Minister or by immigration officers.

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Part 7 Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings
No appeal or review rights in relation to invitations to apply and transit visas

191No appeal or review rights in relation to invitations to apply

  1. No appeal lies against a decision of the Minister or an immigration officer on any matter in relation to whether to issue an invitation to apply for a visa, whether to a court, the Tribunal, the Minister, or otherwise.

  2. No review proceedings may be brought in any court in respect of any refusal or failure of the Minister or an immigration officer to issue an invitation to apply for a visa or to revoke an invitation if an invitation is issued.