The DIBP has been exposed today for it's secret risk assessment program used to assess Partner 820 visa applications.
Peter Bollard of Lewis and Bollard released today in his newsletter a little known assessment criteria uncovered in a MRT review application they were representing this year.
This assessment criteria has never been publicly released until today and it can be seen that the much publicised Migration Agents of Concern list plays an important role. In this assessment process it indicates there existed two lists, List A and List B. Agents in List A automatically place the application into the "High Risk" assessment criteria.
The risk factor assessment is reported to be as follow's;
1) Allegation received High Risk
2) Last substantive visa held
Student visa 2
Subclass 300 visa who did not marry High Risk
3) Client History
Refused a Protection Visa 2
Judicial Review Application made 2
Ministerial Request Intervention made 3
4) Migration Agent or authorised person of Concern
List A High Risk
List B 3
5) Age difference
10-15 years 2
More than 15 years 3
6) Applicant or sponsor previously in a married
or defacto relationship which has ended
1 -5 years ago 1
Less than 1 year ago 2
7) Child of the relationship -5
8) Length of the relationship
More than 10 years Low Risk
3-10 years -1
2 - 3 years 1
1 - 2 years 2
< 1 year 4
9) Internet relationship 1
10) Sponsor previously sponsored
or nominated a partner 2
11) Sponsor was sponsored by a partner 2
12) Sponsor received government benefits
in the last 2 years 1
High Risk Score 9 or higher
Low Risk Score 8 or less
According to the DIBP this assessment criteria is no longer in use, but can we trust that this is true?
