Chang (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for a Subclass 500 (Student) visa. The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their eligibility for the visa.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant had satisfied the health insurance requirements for the Subclass 500 visa, specifically criterion cl.500.314 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

The Tribunal was satisfied that the applicant had met the health insurance criterion upon receiving a Policy Certificate of Overseas Student Cover dated 17 July 2018, which covered the period from 13 August 2018 to 13 August 2019. In light of this new evidence, the Tribunal concluded that the matter should be remitted for reconsideration. The Tribunal remitted the application for reconsideration with the direction that the applicant meets the specified health insurance criteria for the visa.