Pidorenko (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the case of *Pidorenko (Migration)*, which concerned an application for review of a decision by the Minister to refuse a Business Skills (Residence) (Class DF) visa, subclass 892. The applicant sought to have this refusal set aside.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant had met the net assets requirement for the visa subclass. Specifically, the Tribunal had to determine if the annual turnover of the applicant's business was less than the threshold amount of AUD200,000, as stipulated by the relevant migration regulations.

The Tribunal affirmed the delegate's decision, finding that the applicant had failed to demonstrate that their business achieved an annual turnover of at least AUD200,000 for the required period. This failure meant that the applicant did not satisfy a crucial criterion for the grant of the Business Skills (Residence) visa. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the refusal of the visa was justified.