Our firm recently had 892 cases involving 4020 clauses. To put it simply, the 4020 clause means that the applicant must not provide the immigration office with false or misleading materials and information.

The heroine of the case came to Australia with a 163 visa and her child to run a small business. In the process of applying for 892, she signed one of the application forms following her husband's signature. During the interview of his husband by the Immigration Bureau, it was found that the form belonging to her husband was not signed by her husband, but she was signed by imitating his signature.

The heroine's explanation was that he signed the form and scanned it for her, but it was not clear after the scan was printed. Therefore, she obtained her husband's authorization and imitated her signature on the form belonging to her. .

It seems a small thing to the heroine, but to the immigration and the Australian legal system, it is a serious deception.

Under the guidance of our lawyer, the heroine prepared additional materials to prove that she did not attempt to deceive. The immigration official finally opened up. The heroine finally got a permanent resident visa.

Author: Lawyer Liu Fengwei Naomi Liu