Migration Advice

The Commission offers a wide variety of immigration and refugee legal advice and assistance, primarily through its Adelaide Office. We can provide free migration information and advice to anyone in South Australia. We can also help people with visa applications if they cannot afford to pay a migration agent and are disadvantaged.

Visa applications

Subject to a merit and disadvantage test, we may be able to help people who:

• are in Australia and want to apply for permanent residence
• want to sponsor partners and other family members to migrate to Australia
• were sponsored by their partner and the relationship has ended for reasons including domestic
  violence
• have been told that their visa may be cancelled on character grounds
• are in detention and have been referred to us by DIMA because they are seeking asylum
• want to apply for Australian citizenship

We may be able to prepare applications for:

• Protection Visas
• Refugee and Humanitarian Visas
• Partner (spouse, de facto, interdependent or fiancé(e)) Visas
• Orphan Relative Visas
• Dependent Child Visas
• Remaining Relative Visas
• Parent Visas
• Aged Dependent Relative Visas
• Carer Visas

The Commission usually cannot help with student visas or skilled visas.

The Commission can provide migration advice and representation at the Refugee Review Tribunal, Migration Review Tribunal and Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a small number of eligible clients through the Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme (IAAAS). People who need a lawyer to represent them in court can make an application for legal aid, but in most cases the Commission can give only limited advice about court appeals for migration cases.

People who are granted legal aid for a migration appeal to a court may have to make a contribution towards their legal costs. Our other migration services are free.

Appointments

To book an appointment ring 8463 3555. The Commission will provide interpreters for those clients who require them. Please let us know when booking an appointment if you require an interpreter.