Handling of a historic inadmissible PAX (INAD) situation

[Warragul]

Try the NZ high Commission, they have immigration and customs liaison officers based in Australia or the NZ Immigration department and/or Customs Service directly.

 

[nancypants]

The grammar bully in me says you can’t be refused entry from a country (only to a country). Not sure that would stand up in court though

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The grammar bully in me says you can’t be refused entry from a country (only to a country). Not sure that would stand up in court though

I was wondering exactly the same!

Maybe the use of the word ‘from’ is intended to limit the scope of the question… and apply it to situations where a person is already ‘in country’ and is departed from it?

If they had wanted the question to have a broader application they could have phrased it as ‘have you ever been excluded, deported or refused entry *by* a country’.

 

[nancypants]

I was wondering exactly the same!

Maybe the use of the word ‘from’ is intended to limit the scope of the question… and apply it to situations where a person is already ‘in country’ and is departed from it?

If they had wanted the question to have a broader application they could have phrased it as ‘have you ever been excluded, deported or refused entry *by* a country’.

I think the issue is they’re trying to use a single preposition for 4 separate terms, 3 of which require the word “from” (deported, removed, excluded) and one of which requires the word “to” (refused entry). So it theoretically should say “have you ever been deported, removed, or excluded from, or refused entry to, any country” or something alone those lines. But I imagine they’ve tried to simplify it for readability. I’m not certain they’re signifying a different legal definition of “refused entry” through their choice of preposition

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I think the issue is they’re trying to use a single preposition for 4 separate terms, 3 of which require the word “from” (deported, removed, excluded) and one of which requires the word “to” (refused entry). So it theoretically should say “have you ever been deported, removed, or excluded from, or refused entry to, any country” or something alone those lines. But I imagine they’ve tried to simplify it for readability. I’m not certain they’re signifying a different legal definition of “refused entry” through their choice of preposition

Use of the word ‘by’ fixes the issue of brevity and is clear. But they haven’t used that.

 

[clifford]

This is why I don’t travel to Japan anymore. I am a convicted felon there for having a car accident
Scared if I turn up I will be turned away.

Why not just apply for a visa online before you travel and see how it goes?