Ali (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) by a person identified as Ali, in relation to a Partner (Provisional) (Class UF) visa. The core of the dispute revolved around the payment of the prescribed visa application fee.

The legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the prescribed fee for the visa application had not been paid within the stipulated period, and no request had been made for a reduction of that fee.

The Tribunal determined that the failure to pay the prescribed fee, coupled with the absence of any request for a fee reduction, rendered the application for review invalid. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter. The Member stated that the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction in this matter.