Dr Haneef gets work visa

8220;I don8217;t think Haneef wants to put himself in the position where she his wife would have to go through the trauma that she went through when he was first detained,8221; he said.

Immigration Minister Chris Evans, whose predecessor Kevin Andrews had cancelled the Indian doctor8217;s work visa on character grounds, said 8220;I formed the judgement that there was no basis for me to seek to move to cancel Haneef8217;s visa8230; Haneef is entitled to return to this country and take up employment in accordance with his visa.8221;

The full bench of the Federal Court, in a 8220;unanimous8221; decision, dismissed a government petition challenging Justice Jeffery Spender8217;s ruling in August in favour of the medico from Bangalore and directed that litigation costs be paid to him.

Haneef, who spent nearly four weeks in custody after his arrest from Brisbane airport on July 2 when he attempted to board a flight to India, had challenged the cancellation of his work visa.