Belevski v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 197

Belevski v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 197

The applicants failed to demonstrate that the first applicant was sponsored by a religious organisation in Australia, a mandatory prerequisite for the grant of a Subclass 428 visa. No reviewable error on the part of the Migration Review Tribunal was established.

Parties
First Applicant: Kiril Belevski; Second Applicant: Vera Belevska; Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 March 2001
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Visa Application, Judicial Review, Sponsorship Requirements
Immigration Law Visa Application Judicial Review Sponsorship Requirements

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Parties

Kiril Belevski

First Applicant

Vera Belevska

Second Applicant

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the first applicant was sponsored by a religious organisation in Australia for the purposes of a Subclass 428 visa
  2. 2 Whether the Migration Review Tribunal committed a reviewable error in affirming the refusal of the visa application

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants failed to demonstrate that the first applicant was sponsored by a religious organisation in Australia, a mandatory prerequisite for the grant of a Subclass 428 visa. No reviewable error on the part of the Migration Review Tribunal was established.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application be dismissed.
  • The applicants pay the respondent's costs of the hearing of 6 March 2001.