Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, confirmed today (2 July) that Kanye West, legally renamed Ye, has had his Australian visa revoked. The decision follows the release in May of his deeply controversial track “Heil Hitler”, which glorifies Adolf Hitler and includes Nazi slogans and speech excerpts.

They emphasised that even a low‑level visitor visa can be withdrawn if a person “promotes that sort of Nazism”, adding:

“We have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry.”

The rapper’s visa had allowed him to visit Australia, where he maintains family connections through his wife, Bianca Censori, an Australian‑born architect and designer originally from Melbourne. The couple married in December 2022. Censori, who has risen in profile with her own work in architecture and design, has been described in reports as playing a central role in West’s personal life and public appearances.

Officials clarifed that this is not necessarily a permanent ban. Burke said that each visa application is reviewed on its merits, though he added that previous antisemitic remarks by West did not trigger visa action until the song’s release.

Released independently on 8 May 2025 as part of his forthcoming album In a Perfect World, “Heil Hitler” quickly attracted global backlash. Its lyrics include direct praise of Hitler and an audio sample from a 1935 speech. Major streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Germany’s services moved to ban it, while it remained available via social platforms like X (formly known as Twitter).

Should Ye wish to re-enter Australia, he would need to apply again under scrutiny and satisfy character requirements, though officials stress that each application is assessed independently.