Visa Refusal and
Visa Cancellation

1. Introduction & status

• Client identity, visa history, current status/bridging visa
• What decision is being challenged (refusal / cancellation) & key date

2. Grounds of challenge

• For ART: issue-by-issue challenge of factual / legal errors
• For Federal Court: identify specific legal errors (procedural fairness, jurisdictional error, misdirection)

3. Factual re-presentation

• Reframe the client’s narrative carefully and consistently
• Insert new evidence with cross-references
• Use affidavits/declarations, expert reports, third-party evidence

4. Legal submissions / policy arguments

• Refer to relevant statute / regulation / case law
• Show error in the decision-maker’s reasoning
• Address each point raised in the refusal/cancellation notice

5. Mitigation / hardship (for cancellations)

• Personal, family, health, community, employment, rehabilitation evidence
• If applicable, community ties, length of residence, good conduct

6. Conclusion & orders sought

• Clear statement of what relief is sought (revocation, quashing, remittal, granting visa)
• Any alternative requests (e.g. interim stay, bridging visa, ministerial intervention)