Ahmed (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application by Mr. Ahmed for a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa, subclass 820. The primary dispute concerned whether Mr. Ahmed met the health requirements for the visa.

The Tribunal was required to determine if Mr. Ahmed satisfied the health criteria for the subclass 820 visa, specifically public interest criterion 4007, as stipulated in clause 820.223(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations.

The Tribunal found that a hearing was not necessary, as it could determine the matter in favour of the applicant based on the existing material, pursuant to section 360(2)(a) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). Consequently, the Tribunal remitted the application for reconsideration with a direction that Mr. Ahmed meets the specified health criteria.