Patel (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the migration applications of Mr. Patel and another applicant. The dispute concerned whether Mr. Patel met a specific criterion for a Subclass 485 visa, namely criterion 485.231 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine whether Mr. Patel satisfied the requirements of cl.485.231. The Tribunal was tasked with making a finding on this specific criterion and then determining the appropriate course of action for the visa applications.

The Tribunal found that Mr. Patel met cl.485.231. Consequently, the Tribunal remitted the visa applications for both Mr. Patel and the second applicant to the Minister for further consideration of the remaining visa criteria. The Tribunal directed that the first named applicant meets cl.485.231.