ABC Online | Asylum seekers' applications doomed to fail after visa deadline changes, says refugee support service ABC Online The Immigration Department has cut the length of time asylum seekers have to apply for protection visas from one year to 60 days which could deny up to 11,000 people the ability to claim asylum. Those waiting for a lawyer to help them with their visa ... How Australia decides who is a genuine refugee 'Draconian and dangerous': Despair over fresh crackdown on asylum seekers |