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Djokovic made a mistake in not emigrating to the USA when he started to be successful in tennis because the USA would not stand for this nonsense from Australia. Moreover, Djokovic would have made a lot more money from endorsements in the USA than he has in Serbia. Serbia owes him for not changing countries when he became famous.
It is probably much more complicated for diplomatic passports to withdraw visas because then there is the prospect of retaliation by the country of the passport holder against Australian passport holders, including Australians with diplomatic passports.
This is why Djokovic has not been assaulted by a SWAT team, handcuffed, and frog-marched to the airport.
The issue is now being handled with diplomacy and evidently, Australia needs something from Djokovic and is negotiating with him tomorrow.
Could this visa cancellation be another sham that will allow Djokovic to compete in the AO and leave after he wins.
https://www.skynews.com.au/australi...r/news-story/6fecc5e19b386dfeee82e3967caa9cc0
It is probably much more complicated for diplomatic passports to withdraw visas because then there is the prospect of retaliation by the country of the passport holder against Australian passport holders, including Australians with diplomatic passports.
This is why Djokovic has not been assaulted by a SWAT team, handcuffed, and frog-marched to the airport.
The issue is now being handled with diplomacy and evidently, Australia needs something from Djokovic and is negotiating with him tomorrow.
Could this visa cancellation be another sham that will allow Djokovic to compete in the AO and leave after he wins.
https://www.skynews.com.au/australi...r/news-story/6fecc5e19b386dfeee82e3967caa9cc0
The draw for the 2022 Australian Open has officially been delayed until further notice. The draw was due to begin at 3pm local time at a COVID restricted event on Thursday. It's not clear as to the reason why but Novak Djokovic would still be the number one seeded player in the world to be taking part in that draw.
A diplomatic passport awarded to Novak Djokovic 11 years ago may have been the key to the tennis champion avoiding deportation.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has brought the ongoing saga around Novak Djokovic’s vaccine exemption to an end, confirming the tennis star's visa would be cancelled.
But while deportation under the Migration Act would offer Djokovic little recourse to appeal, the forgotten diplomatic passport was thought might provide Djokovic with a saving grace.
The Serbian Embassy confirmed Djokovic held both a normal Serbian passport as well as a Diplomatic one awarded to him following Serbia’s successful 2011 Davis Cup championship, the Herald Sun reported.
Novak Djokovic’s visa status is still yet to be determined despite being named to play in round one of the Australian Open. There were bizarre scenes ahead of the draw for the Open when it was postponed without a warning ahead of a press conference…
A diplomatic passport is issued to Serbian citizen who holds the status of a diplomatic agent, a consular official, a member of international organizations, diplomatic couriers, and the highest-ranked government official, according to the Serbian government.
However, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has stated diplomatic or official passports “do not confer on the holder any special rights or privileges”.
“Individual countries may confer, at their discretion, certain rights and privileges to holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports.”
SkyNews.com.au has contacted the Serbian Embassy for comment.
While Djokovic still waits for Mr Hawke’s decision, he was officially drawn in the Australian Open after it was delayed by more than an hour on Thursday.
The draw was slated to go ahead at 3pm before being delayed until 4:15pm.
Without any update on Djokovic’s visa, the world No. 1 entered the draw as the top seed and was set to face fellow Serbian, world No. 78 Miomir Kecmanović.
Djokovic sought a medical exemption to enter Australia unvaccinated on the basis that he had already tested positive for COVID-19, but he had his visa cancelled upon touching down in Melbourne last week.
Serbia's Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has slammed Novak Djokovic for a "clear violation" of his COVID-19 isolation requirements. The remarks come as the Serbian tennis champion released a statement admitting he knowingly attended a photoshoot and…
Djokovic’s visa cancellation was overturned in the Federal Circuit and Family Court on Monday which meant he was free to stay.
Despite Judge Anthony Kelly's decision, counsel representing the government said the Immigration Minister was considering using a personal power which could still see him deported.
Under the Migration Act 1958, the Immigration Minister only has to be satisfied that deporting Djokovic is “in the public interest”.