Hello, as I am writing from Switzerland in Europe. I found this platform on the internet to ask about your immigration law on deportation after criminal offenses. It is about my husband whom I have not seen for nearly two years now (the last time was at the end of March 2015), but I am still married to him.
He does not have not a Swiss citizenship, but we are nearly 5 years married. He has a New Zealand citizenship /NZ-passport since April 2014 (by descent) & he is also Fijian, since he was born in Fiji. Recently he has become a criminal in Australia and because of his crimes and he is now in custody there for bad things (violence).
My question is: where will Australia deport him to? To New Zealand, to Fiji or to Switzerland (Because his last official address was here in Switzerland together with me, the wife, before he went first to NZ in June 2014 and then Australia in July 2014 & the probation for violence over here in Switzerland has ended & therefore he can travel easily back into the country on his NZ- passport, as long no criminal offenses are registered in the international databank!).
Therefore I do worry a bit now, that Australia might deport him back here soon on grounds of marriage...can they do that? Or what is usual the practice with cases like this?
Where will they send him? (For example when NZ or Fiji refuses to take him back... can they then send him back here because I am still legally married or how does that work according to your laws regarding criminal offenses done by a foreign citizen?).
Thank you very much, if you might be able to answer my question.
Kind regards,
He does not have not a Swiss citizenship, but we are nearly 5 years married. He has a New Zealand citizenship /NZ-passport since April 2014 (by descent) & he is also Fijian, since he was born in Fiji. Recently he has become a criminal in Australia and because of his crimes and he is now in custody there for bad things (violence).
My question is: where will Australia deport him to? To New Zealand, to Fiji or to Switzerland (Because his last official address was here in Switzerland together with me, the wife, before he went first to NZ in June 2014 and then Australia in July 2014 & the probation for violence over here in Switzerland has ended & therefore he can travel easily back into the country on his NZ- passport, as long no criminal offenses are registered in the international databank!).
Therefore I do worry a bit now, that Australia might deport him back here soon on grounds of marriage...can they do that? Or what is usual the practice with cases like this?
Where will they send him? (For example when NZ or Fiji refuses to take him back... can they then send him back here because I am still legally married or how does that work according to your laws regarding criminal offenses done by a foreign citizen?).
Thank you very much, if you might be able to answer my question.
Kind regards,