APPLICANTS: Mrs Clare Elizabeth UrwinMr Bryan Edward Urwin

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the application of Mrs Clare Elizabeth Urwin and Mr Bryan Edward Urwin for a Skilled Independent (Permanent) (Class SI) visa, Subclass 189. The core of the dispute concerned whether the applicants met the minimum taxable income requirement for this visa subclass.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the applicants had satisfied the legislative requirement of having a minimum taxable income for the four tax years immediately preceding the lodgement of their visa application.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision under review, finding that the applicants had not met the specified minimum taxable income requirement. The specific reasoning for this finding, including the application of relevant migration regulations and the assessment of the applicants' tax records, led to the conclusion that the visa criteria were not satisfied.