This visa is for you if you are in Australia and you engage Australia’s protection obligations, and you did not arrive in Australia as an illegal maritime arrival or unauthorised air arrival.
This visa is for you if you are inside Australia and you engage Australia’s protection obligations, and you did not arrive in Australia via unauthorised maritime arrival or unauthorised air arrival.
WHAT TYPE OF VISA
You might be eligible for this visa if you either (1) are a refugee as defined by the Refugees Convention, or (2) meet the Complementary Protection criteria in the Migration Act 1958.
This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.
According to the Refugees Convention, refugees are people who are outside their home country and cannot return because they have a well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, political opinion, nationality, membership of a particular social group.
People engage protection in Australia under complementary protection obligations if there is a real risk that if they return to their home country they will suffer any of the following types of significant harm: arbitrary deprivation of life, the death penalty, torture, cruel or inhuman treatment or punishment, and/or degrading treatment or punishment.
You and any eligible family members included in the application must be in Australia when you apply for this visa.
This is a permanent visa, which allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident and have access to Medicare and Centrelink services.
One of the main issues that can arise with an Onshore Protection Visa application is difficulty of showing that you continue to hold a well-founded fear of persecution for reason of race, religion, nationality, imputed political opinion or membership of a particular social group. Additionally, there are stringent identity and character requirements which can complicate your application process.
The agents at Summit Migration are experts in this area, specialising in drafting legal arguments that use country information, expert opinion and case law to give your application the best chance of success.
Our Immigration Lawyers can advise you on which Protection Visa Pathway is best for you, and with demonstrating to the Department of Home Affairs that you meet the convention definition of a refugee. Please contact us today for further information and advice.
If you have have a visa refusal, then the solicitors at Summit Migration may be able to assist. Find out more about appeals for visa refusals here. Alternatively, you may be eligible for Ministerial Intervention.
Summit Migration provides free 15-minute, no-obligation phone consultation. Claim your free telephone consultation today. Call us on (07) 31777609 to speak to a Registered Migration Agent about your matter.