I have a feeling if it was just the 40 year old conviction he would have been ok. I think it was the lying on his previous visit and his 3 year illegal stay that made their decision to cancel.

@chicagogyrl4846

15 күн бұрын

How in the world did he get in the first time if he has robbing a bank on his record??!

@chicagogyrl4846

15 күн бұрын

Well, of course it was! What else would those be??! 🤣😂

@banksiasong

15 күн бұрын

He's a criminal, we don't need any more pommy garbage here.

@pauletteraspberry2923

15 күн бұрын

Totally agree. I wish border control had pointed that out.

@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

15 күн бұрын

3 years should be banned for life none of this possible 3 year exclusion automatic life ban!

An ex-bank robber with a history of not following the rules of his visa is going to get rejected every time. His daughter should come visit him instead.

@aheat3036

11 күн бұрын

The British created Australia with their convicts!… He should’ve been allowed in to see his family!

@maryncudo4526

11 күн бұрын

They make the decision to protect their country, and their citizen not your decision. You could careless who come with what. Bravo Australia ​@aheat3036 Send him back home.

@maryncudo4526

11 күн бұрын

​@@aheat3036NO he should not have been allowed to come in. Last visit he stayed there years illegally and got away with it and this time he would probably stay 15 years illegally.

@RJMStraya

5 күн бұрын

He payed for his crime 40 yrs ago ffs. People deserve a second chance

I feel sorry for him. They've given people a week to enter and get back out before. But it wasn't cancelled because of his conviction. It was because he lied and overstayed last time.

@gweilospur5877

15 күн бұрын

He must have lied on his Immi waiver application because it asks you about previous visits and how long you stayed. It also asks you about previous convictions. He would never have got the Immi waiver if he had answered honestly.

@wy5432

15 күн бұрын

It was harsh and I can see his pain. Maybe the authorities would have considered allowing him entry with a bond that will be forfeited if he overstays or breaches conditions of stay.

@gweilospur5877

15 күн бұрын

I’d say it’s pretty obvious he was going to overstay again.

@benjijarman

15 күн бұрын

@@gweilospur5877 True. Thousands of UK illegals here.

@spiralpython1989

14 күн бұрын

@@wy5432he may have had a (small) chance if he had been honest about his previous overstay… but he consistently made out he had been an exemplary person since his incarceration. Overstaying immediately makes someone a criminal under Australian laws. Unfortunately many people (esp from UK) think that just because they have family members resident in Australia they have the right to free and unencumbered entry into Australia.

Please stop letting people get away with bringing illegal/forbidden items, a small fine is BS, larger fines and rejection of entry will send a big message

@k1896

15 күн бұрын

This was filmed over 15 years ago, the fine is a lot higher now.

@russellwilliams2888

14 күн бұрын

The fines are derisory in comparison to traffic fines , eg holding a phone or speeding. yes increase these laughably small fines , double demerit for repeat offenders

@samara6041

14 күн бұрын

No, this is season 10. It was filmed in 2015.

For the man trying to see his grandchild, it was the fact that he stayed too long and lie on his card last time that was the deciding factor. The officer should have said that.

@PaulaDautremont

15 күн бұрын

It is too bad that his family could not at least have come to the airport so he could see his new grandchild.

@chicagogyrl4846

15 күн бұрын

@@PaulaDautremont Why didn’t they??! Why doesn’t his family fly and go see HIM??! One reason why is probably because his daughter is illegal, too, and she won’t dare try to fly, or even enter an airport! He said she came down and decided to stay. Ok, HOW??! He overstayed his by 3 YEARS, and she is most likely doing the same! Like father, like daughter! 🤣😂

@theblitz9

15 күн бұрын

@@chicagogyrl4846 Or cos flying ONE person is much cheaper?

@user-sn7fd6pc2k

14 күн бұрын

😂​@@chicagogyrl4846

@sydneyabell

14 күн бұрын

@@chicagogyrl4846maybe because she has a baby? i see what ur getting at, but it’s more likely due to costs, having a NEWBORN, and she most likely legally does reside there. she maybe came in as a student and went through the process of legally living there. bold assumption of urs but the other comment is right, if both daughters and now granddaughter r there, its much more reasonable for him to visit.

It's nice that the man and woman both have Australian pensions and don't have to work. Even better, their pensions give them enough extra money to buy drugs and take frequent overseas vacations.

@marthamartinez6451

15 күн бұрын

viva centre link

Australia are far too soft on people coming to Australia , who bring in fruit .plants or drugs , the fines for fruits & seeds etc , should start at $1,000 .

Old mate got knocked back on his visa overstay, not on his distant criminal past. Anyone thinking of overstaying, just keep in mind, that although the law states that one may be excluded for future visit for three years, there's a strong likelihood you'll never set foot here in Straya again.

@theblitz9

15 күн бұрын

Yep. I've seen ones where they let the guy in in spite of a previous conviction. He declared it all and also had documentation to prove he has been an upstanding citizen since.

@onnawatifreeman9719

14 күн бұрын

People. Entitled second change if They have criminal conviction, it was 40 years ago,,,

@benjijarman

14 күн бұрын

@@onnawatifreeman9719 He was refused entry for overstaying his visa on previous visit. The criminal conviction alone wouldn't have prevented entry.

@MichaelOliver-ry7fj

14 күн бұрын

​Logically, "Overstaying" those 2 years and six months, portends he Could Overstay in the future and present a true financial liability for AUS

@vivianpatton5692

14 күн бұрын

@@MichaelOliver-ry7fj How ?

Wow forty years ago he was so young. Probably younger then the border officer. Wow . Feel for the man.

“Well, we don’t smoke it all of the time.” 😳😁😂

@Lishen-rh8mp

14 күн бұрын

Once a week he says.. they are responsible junkies 😂😂

@jumboJetPilot

14 күн бұрын

@@Lishen-rh8mp well, I’ll give them credit where credit is due! 🤣

"im an ice head that smokes '1x a week' & brought a pipe back as a souvenir & would NEVER use it for ice" *Said NO ice-head EVER* 🤦‍♂

You saw your daughters for THREE YEARS last time. This isn't about the old conviction any more--it's because you lied and massively overstayed. Get a clue, dude.

Have his daughter go see him!

I feel so bad for the grandfather, but he the did the wrong thing by overstaying for so long. I imagine that was the biggest problem.

@chicagogyrl4846

15 күн бұрын

Why doesn’t the daughter go and see HIM?? 🤣😂

@user-sn7fd6pc2k

14 күн бұрын

People get less for assault lol

@MarkoVukovic0

11 күн бұрын

@@chicagogyrl4846 that would be the logical thing to do, but I'm guessing he was just lying again.

“Did you use overseas?” “No, no,no, just sometimes.” This man must be high.

@lordraydens

14 күн бұрын

at least 5'

@vivianpatton5692

14 күн бұрын

I think he was misunderstood .

@nigebkk

13 күн бұрын

@@vivianpatton5692 hahahah yeah all drug users are !

The man doesn't understand that he had a 6 month visa, spends 3 years there, lies & thinks it's not a big deal.

@enriquesanchez2001

15 күн бұрын

EXACTLY... he has not understood or not LISTENED to the officer!

@AFAskygoddess

15 күн бұрын

Then he got belligerent with the agent who was just following the law. Oh yeah, he was definitely going to overstay his visa again.

@CrystalGreenNYC

15 күн бұрын

No accountability. He should have found all that out before traveling.

@heathermcallister9581

13 күн бұрын

@@AFAskygoddess Do you enjoy being clairvoyant?

@AFAskygoddess

13 күн бұрын

@heathermcallister9581 , yes, I do. But don't worry. I won't post your darkest secrets.

saying you went overseas to watch TV is insane

@Beatbyawhiteboy

11 күн бұрын

🤣

Sure, why not travel to Vietnam to watch TV.

He was knocked back i think because he overstayed previously. Australia takes this very seriously. I do really feel for him though.

@sfbeancounter

13 күн бұрын

He also did not declared a fact, that he was convicted for robbing a bank

@aheat3036

11 күн бұрын

The British created Australia with their convicts!… He should’ve been allowed in to see his family!

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

He'd had a three year ban for that - he shouldn't be punished twice for the same offence, and punished for being honest.

@darthkahn45

7 күн бұрын

Australia takes poking fun at the prime minister on the internet very seriously. The place is a joke.

@John-G

7 күн бұрын

@@sfbeancounter Actually he DID declare it, but he hadn't declared it on his previous visit - that was the problem. Had he lied, as before, he'd probably have been OK - hardly the message the immigration service should be giving out.

Felt sorry for that fella at the end.

@CDPA7

15 күн бұрын

I don’t at all!

@mariahewitt9787

15 күн бұрын

​@@CDPA7 Come on, I would rather have the old fella here than the undesirables that are flown in by Albo...

@the.magnus

15 күн бұрын

@@mariahewitt9787yep

@elizabethcox9381

15 күн бұрын

It would be better if he had more respect for the law now.

@Zak6959

15 күн бұрын

@@elizabethcox9381 well I guess he tried at the end, but two little too late. some people don’t realize what happens down the line when they F up when they’re young.

The old guy should have gotten a visa in the U.K. Still, it makes me sad.

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

He did - he had a visa and they cancelled it.

@KevBotM

4 күн бұрын

@@John-G I suspect the two countries have a visa free agreement, where a visa is issued automatically upon arrival for this sort of visit and there's no need to get one ahead of time. Basically he should have contacted a consulate first to get clearance, especially since he had defied Australian immigration law previously.

@John-G

4 күн бұрын

@@KevBotM They have (I have passports for both), but he appears to have had a visa already as it was cancelled, while a visa on arrival wouldn't have been issued, although it's not100% clear.

@thesalandarian3314

12 сағат бұрын

Got not gotten lol.

Dishonesty at every turn.

The lady with the glass pipe has a nice handbag .( Both of them are on pension)😂😂😂

She packed her pipe!! Honey! That's not too swift.

I don't know what that glass thing in my luggage is, my boyfriend bought it... Look at your face maam...

@titikati

15 күн бұрын

Australia is so lenient towards that VN couple.

If you can make multiple trips to Vietnam, you can WORK. Yank that "pension " from both of them

"Eu fumo mas não trago. Quem traz é um amigo meu"😂 Lusophones will understand

Good that $280 fine for paraphernalia was big enough to be a punishment

@umse.6839

15 күн бұрын

nope, it's $380 though 😂😂😂

The gentleman/grandfather is not being sent back home for a 40yr old crime…he is being punished because he lied about it previously in order to enter the Country and illegally over stayed his 6mos Visa to the tune of 3yrs. I have ONE thing on my record from 1996, a misdemeanor in the US (a fight) and for yrs i traveled back and forth to Canada for family/pleasure. Then when things changed and they began checking passports at the border, that changed and i was not allowed in even though it had been 20yrs. I was there for a death in the family, had to pay $250 for a 3day clemency to go across for the funeral and that was it. I applied paying $100 fee later after that trip to have it removed/allow stay and visits in Canada in the future and they denied it. I tried again ,denied again. I will never try to go there if i can help it again.

@molliem8192

8 күн бұрын

I had a misdemeanour in around 1984 and I’ve gone back-and-forth to the states on holidays, I have always declared this. I went to Maui one year and decided to go back again with my kids and granddaughter and was denied. I have been going back-and-forth from Canada to the United States for holidays for the last 38 years. I won’t apply for clemency. Millions of people enter through your open borders from Mexico, what a joke. This started I believe since Canada and United States signed the last NAFTA.

So they sentenced the bloke to transportation back to England. That’s a switch from how Australia was initially settled.

His daughter can visit him in England with his grand children 🧐🤨

@danielfence189

4 күн бұрын

Or in Bali etc😅

I feel sorry for the poor chap. One mistake half a lifetime ago has messed him up for the rest of his life. He paid the price and has been clean ever since. He may never meet his grandchild...

It wasn't solely the criminal conviction that caused the visa cancellation, I think. The conviction 40 years ago and the more recent visa overstay and omission showed a pattern that he may be someone who disregard law and authority. In view of this, he was not given the chance to make more mistakes.

He should not have lied on the first visit. Officers and bureaucrats strongly resent being lied to. Big no no for them.

@chicagogyrl4846

15 күн бұрын

He shouldn’t have overstayed his welcome by 3 YEARS! 🤣😂

@AG-ig8uf

15 күн бұрын

Because they think they have monopoly to it.

No compassion for the old guy. Why not ask him if any of his family members are waiting for him, and let him spend a few minutes with them before sending him back to the U.K.? I’ve seen several other cases like that, but not for him. 😢

@musicgirl214

14 күн бұрын

Because once they pass the line it means they were lawfully let through to be in australia. There is no neutral zone really in an airport. If it was only his convivtion that was the problem im sure they wouldve worked with him. But not only overstaying on a tourist visa by 3 yearrs plus lying on his last officual card about his conviction really gave them no true choice.

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

​@@musicgirl214Of course there's a "neutral zone" in an airport! What do you think those in transit are in?

The grandfather violated Australia's immigration law, and gets mad at the immigration officer for the cancelation. He lied about a past criminal conviction, he had a visa overstay (and he most likely worked during that overstay), and he doesn't accept responsibility that his actions brought about this result.

@aheat3036

11 күн бұрын

The British created Australia with their convicts!… He should’ve been allowed in to see his family!

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

His actions? If he'd kept on lying he'd have got in!

@mskayla7747

11 күн бұрын

@@aheat3036 I am aware of Australia's penal colony history.

@mskayla7747

11 күн бұрын

@@John-G I doubt it.

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

@@mskayla7747 Why not? He'd have had a three year ban for the overstay which would have expired, so if he'd just carried on lying about his criminal conviction 40 years ago why would he have even been stopped? Edit: all this does is encourage people to lie and keep on lying. Mind-numbingly short-sighted. 2nd edit: alternatively he could have decked the smug immigration officer, been charged, and then he'd have been able to see and hold his grand-daughter.

I cannot understand why people would tried to bring stuff in Australia when it was clearly not allowed

@Ama-hi5kn

13 күн бұрын

Lack of common sense.

That goofy smile or confused look they give, then suddenly not understanding English every time they get caught with something illegal is so annoying. What they did to the grandfather for a crime he did 40 yrs ago was pure hateful.

@chrismaynard4117

14 күн бұрын

It was cos he overstayed by 6 years AND lied on his previous visit!!!

Oh I love the border security show. Hard job work, but someone has to do it. Bravo Australia, keep them out of the country.

Those are drug traficjers

@PhuongBuon6

11 күн бұрын

Vietnamese here and im loath many of them .😡

Because he lied about his criminal past and overstayed his visa the last time he was in Oz , I think that's what sealed his fate. Otherwise I think that he might of had a slight chance. I kinda feel sorry for him. His daughter can always visit him in England with his Grand child at a later time. Obviously that's if she doesn't have any skeletons in the closet as well.

Honesty is the best policy .

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

Not here - if he'd carried on lying they wouldn't have known about his conviction.

I sent my wife from the USA to Melbourne to see her Brother a few years back... I was very impressed by their online visa system....

I ❤ This Show!

Very cruel to cancel the old criminals visa. Poor guy just wants to see his children. He's paid his debt to society plus it was forty years ago.

@redgringrumboldt8983

15 күн бұрын

He also LIED about being a felon the first time he entered the country, and he overstayed his visa last time as well. Who knows what he plans on doing the next time.

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

​@@redgringrumboldt8983So he should have carried on lying? Great idea ...

“Legally sound” is not always morally right. Let the man see his grandchildren ffs.

I don't think border control thought his 40-year-old crime to be as much of a problem as his lying about that conviction on his declaration the last time he entered Australia. On top of that, he overstayed the visitor's visa by years. He's readily admitted his UK crime but he doesn't seem to understand he's also broken Australian immigration laws.

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

He'd have had a three year ban for that. If that wasn't enough it should have been longer - this was a really petty jobsworth at work.

15:24 if this is the case, why are none of them ever prosecuted?

That broke my heart.

I can only afford my rent on full time work.

Surprised that the ex-bank robber used the word "disgrace." You are the one who decided to cross the line 40 years ago. You may want to forget about it but society will not because it's an indication of the type of person you really are.

Why(almost)always are Asians with food? My wife is thai and I have to tell her numerous times she can't take certain food to Switzerland.

Border: Is that your wife? Man: yeah, girlfriend. 😂😂

10:50 is a dramatic change of the queen😮‍💨🙅‍♀😆

The older gentleman did transgress on the previous entry card but GEEEZZZS. I never plan to visit Straya.

@k1896

15 күн бұрын

Good. over staying your visa is breaking the law, he broke it, which is why he was denied.

Time was, A criminal record was a shoe-in hahaha

What the point in pleading if u never ever get access to see ur grandchildren and daughters it’s a big shame

"I have no money". The same dumb excuse. Like somebody is going to fall for that...

"wait thats not an aqua pod?"

Those guys are so cold it’s disgusting!!!!🤬

That's wrong with the gentleman who wasn't allowed in. He was honest unlike the lady hiding plants and seeds and he paid his penalty. This was wrong.

@dsgrbrowne1

15 күн бұрын

He overstayed his visa by 3 years. He hasnt seen his daughters or grandaughter, there is a high chance, he would overstay his visa again. That is why he was denied entry.

@k1896

15 күн бұрын

@@dsgrbrowne1 Exactly.

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

​@@dsgrbrowne1Then why give him a visa in the first place?

It is not because of what he did 40 years ago, he already paid the price for that. It is because he lied about it and overstayed his visa by years.. apparently he doesnt want to admitt those mistakes and playing the victim card of his 40 years old imprisonment

This one made me sad. I remember seeing an episode awhile back where an American who previously overstayed his visa by a few years was let back into the country. Sadly, in this instance, I think it was three strikes for no, and only one for yes. It didn’t seem like the officer explained that to the passenger though, he seemed to think it was just his criminal history. Might put him off ever traveling again.

Even if the passengers are remorseful they always cancel them visas I never expect anyone who enters that room being granted entry they all get sent back

Omg! This old chap came to visit his family. He paid for his conviction.

@MissFeFe808

13 күн бұрын

Did we watch the same video? Because I think you missed the fact he lied yhe first time he went to Australia and said he didn't have a criminal record. THEN he stayed in Australia for 3 years on a tourist visa. All clear indications that he is a liability and has no regard for the law of the land. He's a risk

bringing in food that prohibited should be reason to be denied entry.. that will teach em a lesson n deter other..

The new grandfather still believes he can use his emotions as a good excuse to breach laws. It seems like he has never learnt anything from his past experiences - probably he laughed at Australia because he was fine to stay 2.5 years more than allowed. If he still has same attitude like this, who can confidently guarantee that he would be remained respectful to Australan law ? He is a good example of necessity of strict immigration laws

The woman with the glass pipe is wearing CFM shoes

While there is absolutely no doubt that this guy cannot be allowed to enter Australia due to his past, I absolutely agree with them on this, they should have allowed him temporary entry for like one or two days, which is done in some cases, to see his daughter and granddaughter and than leave Australia. I would consider that option for sure.

See both sides of the coin regarding the bank robbing new GF. I wonder if he may have gotten a break with a more seasoned agent; one who has experienced grandchildren.

Hey! My dad held up a bank too!

Bank robbery is worst crime in Australia we call arm robbery

Ehh, sometimes you have to give people second chances when they are admitting everything out right.

sad to see his bad behavior even after a 40 year conviction he still continued to lie and overstay..once a criminal it seems always now his family will have to visit him he claims to have changed...his actions speak differently

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

So he should have carried on lying about his conviction? That's what you're saying 😂😂😂!

This guy paid his dues to society!

The man should have let him see his granddaughter very sad.

He has been honest. Has he redeemed himself?

what year is that?

I understand the need to make sure travelers do everything legally and being honest with Border Protection but there’s a part where I think maybe on just the human side of it the old gentleman I’d have to let him in!

@chrismaynard4117

14 күн бұрын

Why so he can over stay again for another 6 years!!

@user-ku9kn4es3t

14 күн бұрын

@@chrismaynard4117 I guess so! In these cases so many just try and get away with doing the wrong things but if it doesn’t affect anyone I say let him see his family

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

​@@chrismaynard4117Then why make the ban only three years? Why give him a visa in the first place?

He was ashamed to ask for help so robbed a bank and got caught 😂 some logic that

ausi border bloke proving honesty is wasted on them

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

Exactly - he's effectively on camera telling people to lie!

Don’t lie on your stat Dec! They’ll find out, one way or another, and you won’t get the benefit of hindsight! Aussie laws are TOUGH!

Was it his wife or girlfriend?

The Englishman apart from the distant criminal record overstayed his last visit to Australia too. He calls it a disgrace in Australian justice. Hmmmm

The past is past everyone has a chance Australia security should allow the grandparents I'm so sorry the 5 week grandpa

Uk guy does not get that the overstaying last time was a problem and he also lied on the visa for his last trip I think that should be explained to him

1:28 the more you smoke, the better they look 😅

I'm curious why the daughters of thr bloke with the bank robbery conviction/history of overstaying don't visit their dad where he lives.

Why do people think they can get away with this

They were not at all fair with the gentleman from England...disgusting He was forthcoming and honest. Yes, he made some mistakes in the past

RESPECT AUSTRALIA ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE BREAK MULTIPLE LAWS AND EXPECT SPECIAL TREATMENT. DUDE LIED ON THE FORMS AND OVERSTAYED PREVIOUSLY

@John-G

11 күн бұрын

WHICH HE HAD ALREADY BEEN PUNISHED FOR.

They let the druggies in, and the plant smugglers, yet deny an elderly man admittance. Not good. Do you think he’s going to rob another bank???

@TheSmokey1523

9 күн бұрын

Those people have a residential status in Australia and thus not considered a foreigner. They have to return to their homes in Australia and then are either fined or prosecuted by Australian law. The UK person has no status in Australia so he is subject to being denied entry.

I don’t feel badly for the grandfather. He obviously doesn’t obey rules and laws. Robbed a bank 40+ years ago. Overstayed for 3 years the last time. He lived in a country where he enjoyed all of their services on the taxpayers dime. With a grandchild there he might never leave. What if he ended up living off of the country forever. Mr. Kray? The Krays in England are infamous.

Why are people so dumb. Why would you bring drug paraphernalia in yr bags. Just buy another one when go shopping again.

@felicialartey8865

15 күн бұрын

Exactly! Some people are so dumb

@ubs16

8 күн бұрын

She was high while packing so not thinking straight

Why the hek are they gonna do drugs and bring their paraphernalia? Its not medicine 😂😂 its illegal drugs

I believe these programs doesn’t really show how vicious the Ozzie’s borders are. They are very nasty. Inflexible. Intimidating. I’m a Kiwi. I know them well.

I think it’s very hard to carry a criminal past…I think you could have given the the guy a break🤷‍♀️

Wow recent vids

Gosh let him see his grandchild😊