On 13 November 2001, the Aliens Appeals Board, whose view the Government had sought, shared the Migration Board's assessment of the merits and also considered that the Government should decide the matter.
该案件后来转交外国侨民上诉委员会，该委员会于2001年11月13日表示赞同移民委员会对案情的评估，也认为政府应该就此做出决定。