When a criminal matter meets a visa, the two must be run together. We act on cancellation notices, revocation requests, character refusals, detention and removal — with the deadlines that cannot be missed.
Crimmigration is the point where criminal law and migration law collide: a conviction, a charge or even an allegation can trigger a visa refusal or cancellation under the character provisions of the Migration Act. Mandatory cancellation on a substantial criminal record happens automatically, and the request to revoke it must be made within a strict period.
We act quickly on notices of intention to cancel, mandatory cancellation revocation requests, character refusals and detention, and we coordinate with criminal defence lawyers so that a plea or sentence does not quietly destroy a visa.
Send us the notice. We identify the deadline, the test that applies and the evidence that matters most.
We prepare the representations and evidence — family, employment, rehabilitation, risk — within the statutory window.
If the decision goes against you we advise on Tribunal review, judicial review or ministerial intervention, and act at each stage.
The revocation request must be made within the period stated in the notice — currently 28 days — and it cannot be extended. Contact us the day you receive it.
Yes. The character test looks at conduct as well as convictions, and associations, charges and past behaviour can all be relevant.
Merits review at the Tribunal re-decides the case on its facts; judicial review in court asks only whether the decision was lawfully made. We advise which is open and which is worth pursuing.
A short message with the countries involved is enough to start. We reply within one business day.