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Section 49 — Withdrawal of visa application
CurrentPart 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 3—Visas for non-citizens · Subdivision AA—Applications for visas · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
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Section 49 — Withdrawal of visa application
49 Withdrawal of visa application
(1) An applicant for a visa may, by written notice given to the Minister, withdraw the application.
(2) An application that is withdrawn is taken to have been disposed of.
(3) For the purposes of sections 48 and 48A, the Minister is not taken to have refused to grant the visa if the application is withdrawn before the refusal.
(4) Subject to the regulations, fees payable in respect of an application that is withdrawn are not refundable.