# Applying for revocation of cancellation

> act-s137K — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

137K Applying for revocation of cancellation
          (1) A non-citizen whose visa has been cancelled under section 137J
              may apply in writing to the Minister for revocation of the
              cancellation.
          (2) A non-citizen who is in the migration zone cannot apply for
              revocation at a time when, because of section 82, the visa would no
              longer have been in effect anyway had the visa not been cancelled
              under section 137J.
          (3) In addition to the restriction in subsection (2), a non-citizen who is
              in the migration zone and who has been detained under section 189
              cannot apply for revocation later than:
                (a) 2 working days after the day on which section 194 was
                    complied with in relation to his or her detention; or
                (b) if he or she informs an officer in writing within those 2 days
                    of his or her intention to so apply—within the next 5 working
                    days after those 2 working days.
          (4) A non-citizen who is outside the migration zone cannot apply for
              revocation later than 28 days after the day of the cancellation.










          (5) In any case, a non-citizen cannot apply for revocation if he or she
              has previously made such an application in respect of the same
              cancellation.