18/08/2026
𝗔 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
A 3-year multiple-entry Visitor visa grant feels really good.
But a 5-year multiple-entry Visitor visa grant — after a previous refusal?
That one feels pretty exceptional. 🎉
A month ago I posted about an overseas-trained doctor who had come to me after his Visitor visa application had been refused (3 times)
I am very pleased to now be able to share the outcome.
His Visitor visa was granted on 6 August 2026 — 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 and multiple entry.
This client is an experienced General Practitioner who needed to travel to Australia as part of his pathway towards Australian medical registration. With the visa now granted, he can move forward with important steps, including attending the ARIMGSAS course and sitting the Australian Medical Council (AMC) Clinical Examination.
What makes this outcome feel particularly uplifting is because it started with a refusal. Adverse outcomes need be dealt with when a new application is lodged (something I learnt much about from my great teachers at Australian National University in 2009 - David Prince Lisa Chanesman FMIA MIMC MAICD)
When preparing my covering submission letter, I went back to the reasons for refusal, reviewed concerns raised by the Department, identified what was missing or unpersuasive, and strengthened the evidence. For overseas-trained doctors, there is an additional challenge: they have very good reasons for wanting to establish a future career in Australia. However, when applying for a Visitor visa, they must satisfy the Department that the visit itself is genuinely temporary.
That requires a carefully prepared application and often much more evidence than applicants initially expect. This is now something I consider myself to specialise in.
A one month visa grant would have been wonderful - but the Department granted him a five-year multiple-entry visa. This gives this doctor some flexibility while he progresses through the various Australian medical registration requirements. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱.
This particular GP can now continue his pathway towards Australian medical registration. And I have to say — a five-year grant after a refusal feels pretty fantastic.
𝗔 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱. A 3-year multiple-entry Visitor visa grant feels really good. But a 5-year multiple-entry Visitor visa grant — after a previous refusal? That one feels pretty exceptional. 🎉 A month ago I ...
