1 Aug 2019

Australia visa changes could impact thousands, lawyer warns

From Morning Report, 6:09 am on 1 August 2019

An immigration lawyer is warning that hundreds of thousands of people could be kicked out of Australia if visa requirements are tightened even further.

The Australian federal government wants to strengthen its deportation policy so it can cancel a visa of anyone who commits an offence that attracts a two year jail sentence, even if that sentence was not imposed.

Australian immigration lawyer Greg Barns told RNZ reporter Katie Scotcher the proposed policy is "extraordinary."