Harry Sagoo Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) Hello Everyone My friend applied for subclass 190 and he unintentionally claimed 5 extra points that he could not prove so his application has been refused by the immigration department. Over claimed points relates to work experience. His work experience starts from feb 2014 and he accidentally pressed Feb 2013. Case officer mentioned that she is satisfied with all the other documents but due to this mistake she refused the application. Can someone please help with guidance. your help will be much appreciated. Please advise me whether should he apply for AAT or not? Would he be able to win the merit review? What would be the best option for him? Thank you Edited February 19, 2022 by Harry Sagoo unwanted text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 As a general comment, because I haven’t seen the file, a visa cannot legally be granted if the applicant has fewer points than they claimed in the EOI. The best advice is to consult a registered migration agent, who can look at all the circumstances and advise accordingly. It’s needs to be done soon, but I wouldn’t hold out too much hope based on what you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I can't imagine they would have much luck in an appeal. If they did could you imagine the outcry from all the people in the "queue" who also would have been given their opportunity to apply if they had also overclaimed their points and just expected to be able to say "Oh, sorry!" when caught out. I appreciate it could be a simple error (as you suggest) but you are encouraged to check and double check your application and warned many times in the process that if you over claim you will be denied a visa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Some applicants claim points and do not submit evidence that satisfies a delegate and some think that having an academic qualification positively assessed by a skills assessing body meets the Australian Study Requirement. There are other ways of over claiming. I have never had a client who over claimed points, but I was informed about a policy of granting a visa in cases where an invitation would have been issued after the over claimed points were deducted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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