SINGH v Minister for Immigration

This matter concerned an application made to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia by Narender Singh against the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and the Migration Review Tribunal. The applicant sought review of the Tribunal's decision, which affirmed the Minister's delegate's refusal to grant him a Student Temporary (sub-class 572) visa. The applicant, an Indian citizen, had arrived in Australia in February 2008 and his subsequent application for a further student visa in July 2010 was refused.

The legal issue before the Court was whether the Migration Review Tribunal had erred in affirming the delegate's decision to refuse the applicant's visa. The application was made pursuant to section 476 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).

The Court dismissed the applicant's application. The reasons for judgment were delivered ex tempore and revised from the transcript. The Court ordered that the applicant pay the first respondent's costs in the amount of $3326.00.