Visa refusal in UK affect Aust visitor Visa?

[mkr]

i have a colleague (Mozambican) who wants to visit Australia for tourism with their Australian partner.
Their concern is that she had a tourist visa refused for the UK previously, which was hastily submitted to try and visit her partner while he was there on business travel. The refusal was based on insufficient evidence of funds.
She wants to do the application online, and the online form asks if a visa has ever been refused anywhere else (interestingly the paper form only asks in relation to Australia).
If she submits electronically, answers Yes and provides a brief explanation, is this likely to significantly compromise or delay this application?
They are planning to travel only for a month to visit family, XMas holidays and her partner has adequate savings/income to support.

Thanks in advance for the advice

 

[Rob Legat - SBPL]

Let’s put it this way. If she answers no, and is caught, then her visa will likely be refused. And then she’d have to answer yes to any future visa applications and explain that refusal was for lying on a visa application... which will definitely cause her issues.

Don’t lie on visa applications. Tell the whole truth and explain the situation. As long as it’s an isolated, non-serious incident (as opposed to, say, lying on a visa application which is very serious) and she can demonstrate that that incident is not of concern here (i.e. she has enough financial means for this trip), she might not have any major issues getting her visa.

 

[mkr]

That's good advice, and aligns with what she was thinking. Even though it may not be a big issue, there is still plenty of anxiety about making sure the application is solid. Is there an Agent that anyone recommends who would be experienced and willing to assist an African (Mozambican) applicant with this Visitor Visa app, and later a Partner application?

Regards
MK