ALQAHTANI (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for a Subclass 500 (Student) visa made by ALQAHTANI. The dispute concerned whether the applicant had provided evidence of adequate health insurance to the Department as required by the relevant regulations.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the applicant had satisfied the health insurance criterion for the Subclass 500 visa. This involved assessing the evidence of health insurance provided to the Tribunal, which was not initially provided to the Department.

The Tribunal found that Confirmation of Health Cover in the applicant's name for the relevant period was received on 18 May 2018. In light of this new evidence, the Tribunal was satisfied that the criterion had been met. Consequently, the Tribunal remitted the application for reconsideration with a direction that the applicant meets the criteria under cl.500.215 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.