SM3.5 Implications of providing false or misleading information

Immigration Act 1987 ss13, 34G

1. The Immigration Act 1987 provides that:
   1. the provision of false or misleading information as part of an Expression of Interest or associated submission; or
   2. the withholding of relevant, potentially prejudicial information from an Expression of Interest or associated submission; or
   3. failure to advise an immigration or visa officer of any fact or material change in circumstances that occurs after an Expression of Interest is notified that may affect a decision to invite the person to apply for residence or to grant a residence visa or permit;

   is sufficient grounds for the decline of an application for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category and for the revocation of a residence visa or permit issued or granted under the Skilled Migrant Category.

2. For the purposes of this policy, information relating to a claim made in an Expression of Interest that is factually inaccurate and is relevant to the issuing of an invitation to apply or the assessment of a residence application, will be considered misleading unless the principal applicant can demonstrate that there is a reasonable basis for making that claim.

Effective 17/12/2003