Immigration Advice & Rights Centre Inc.

• Domestic/Family Violence and Australian Immigration Law: A Guide to the Law
• Visa Cancellation Kit
• IARC Information Sheets

Domestic/Family Violence and Australian Immigration Law: A Guide to the Law

This is a plain English guide to how the domestic/ family violence provisions operate under Australian immigration law. The booklet provides comprehensive guidance to victims of domestic/family violence, social workers, community workers, migration agents and others. Thanks to funding provided by the Office for Women’s Policy, NSW Department of the Premier and Cabinet, this publication is available in several community languages, which can be downloaded from the links below. IARC also runs Community Information Sessions (CIS) about the Domestic/Family Violence provisions in Australian Immigration Law. Thanks to the generous funding by the Office For Women’s Policy, IARC is now able to run these sessions more frequently. To request a Domestic/ Family Violence community information session, please complete and return to IARC, Domestic/Family Violence Community Information Session Request Form.

To request a CIS on a topic other than Domestic/ Family Violence in Australian immigration law, please complete a general IARC Community Information Session Request Form.

	Download PDF booklet (ENGLISH)		Download PDF booklet (RUSSIAN) Русский язык | Загрузить брошюру формата PDF
	Download PDF booklet (ARABIC) العربية | تحميل كتيب PDF		Download PDF booklet (SERBIAN) Српски | Преузмите књижицу у ПДФ (PDF) формату
	Download PDF booklet (BOSNIAN) Bosanski | Učitajte knjižicu u PDF formatu		Download PDF booklet (SPANISH) Español | Descargar folleto PDF
	Download PDF booklet (CHINESE) 简体中文 | 下载PDF小册子		Download PDF booklet (TAGALOG) Tagalog | I-download ang PDF buklet
	Download PDF booklet (CROATIAN) Hrvatski | Skinuti sa interneta PDF knjižicu		Download PDF booklet (TAMIL)
	Download PDF booklet (FARSI) فارسی دانلود کتابچه به صورت PDF		Download PDF booklet (THAI) ไทย | ดาวน์โหลดเอกสารแบบ PDF
	Download PDF booklet (FRENCH) Français | Télécharger la brochure PDF		Download PDF booklet (TURKISH) Türkçe | PDF kitapç?ğ?n? indir
	Download PDF booklet (HINDI) िहदी | PDF पुिस्तका डाउनलोड कर		Download PDF booklet (URDU) اردو پی ڈی ایف کتابچہ ڈاون لوڈ کریں
	Download PDF booklet (INDONESIAN) Bahasa Indonesia | Unduh buklet PDF		Download PDF booklet (VIETNAMESE) Việt Ngữ | Tải tập sách PDF xuống
	Download PDF booklet (KOREAN) 한국어 | PDF 책자 다운로드

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Visa Cancellation Kit

The Visa Cancellation Kit is a plain English guide drafted by IARC (in conjunction with the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service in Queensland) to provide guidance to individuals facing visa cancellation on character grounds under s501 of the Migration Act.

Visa cancellation under s501 is extremely serious and will result in permanent exclusion from Australia. Therefore the Visa Cancellation Kit provides guidance on how to respond to a Notice of Intention to Cancel and what supporting evidence to provide.
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IARC Information Sheets

As a means of furthering community education on common migration issues, IARC has made significant efforts to maximise the number and circulation of its information sheets on particular visa types and other migration matters.

IARC’s Information Sheets provide a step-by-step guide to the visa application and review process. These information sheets provide information which is often not available in the fact sheets and Booklets produced by the Department of Immigration. Importantly, the IARC Information sheets provide an independent, plain English, step-by-step guide to the visa application process and beyond. Access to IARC’s information sheets is free. To review the information sheet relevant to you, simply click on the name of the information sheet. Sheets are available as Word or PDF downloads.
Chinese translations of some Information sheets are available     在此点击以获取[中文/波斯语/阿拉伯语]的信息
Arabic translations of some Information sheets are available     إنقر هنا للمعلومات باللغة (الصينية/الفارسية/العربية)
Farsi translations of some Information sheets are available     برای اطلاعات به زبان فارسی این جا کلیک کنید.

Current Information Sheets     

	Word Downloads	PDF Downloads
1.	De facto partner visa onshore	De facto partner visa onshore
2.	De facto partner visa offshore	De facto partner visa offshore
3.	Partner visa onshore	Partner visa onshore
4.	Partner visa offshore	Partner visa offshore
5.	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below
6.	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below
7.	Fiancé (Prospective marriage) visa offshore	Fiancé (Prospective marriage) visa offshore
8.	Visitor visas	Visitor visas
9.	Condition 8503 - no further stay	Condition 8503 - no further stay
10. 10A.	Offshore refugee and humanitarian visas "Split Family" - Offshore Refugee & Humanitarian Applications	Offshore refugee and humanitarian visas "Split Family" - Offshore Refugee & Humanitarian Applications
11.	Remaining relative visa	Remaining relative visa
12.	Deportation and cancellation information for prisoners	Deportation and cancellation information for prisoners
13.	Ministerial intervention following a decision of a Review Tribunal	Ministerial intervention following a decision of a Review Tribunal
14.	The Domestic Violence provisions (see also Domestic/Family Violence and Australian Immigration Law: A Guide to the Law)	The Domestic Violence provisions (see also Domestic/Family Violence and Australian Immigration Law: A Guide to the Law)
14a.	The Family Violence provisions (see also Domestic/Family Violence and Australian Immigration Law: A Guide to the Law)	The Family Violence provisions (see also Domestic/Family Violence and Australian Immigration Law: A Guide to the Law)
15.	Complaints	Complaints
16.	Citizenship	Citizenship
17.	New Zealand citizens	New Zealand citizens
18.	Health	Health
19.	Character	Character
20.	Carer visa	Carer visa
21.	Freedom of Information requests	Freedom of Information requests
22.	MRT Review	MRT Review
23.	Onshore protection visa	Onshore protection visa
24.	Child visas	Child visas
25.	ETAs and eVisitor visa	ETAs and eVisitor visa
26.	Assurance of support	Assurance of support
27.	Parent visas	Parent visas
28.	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below
29.	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below
30.	Exclusion periods	Exclusion periods
31.	Applications for review at the Refugee Review Tribunal	Applications for review at the Refugee Review Tribunal
32.	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below
33.	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below	OBSOLETE – see ‘Historical Information’ below
34.	Aged dependent relative	Aged dependent relative
35.	Debts to the Commonwealth	Debts to the Commonwealth

Historical Information Sheets     

	Word Downloads	PDF Downloads
5.	Interdependent visa onshore	Interdependent visa onshore
6.	Interdependent visa offshore	Interdependent visa offshore
28.	TPV – Mainstream visas	TPV – Mainstream visas
29.	TPV – Return Pending Visa	TPV – Return Pending Visa
32.	The 7 Day Rule	The 7 Day Rule
33.	Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme for TPV holders	Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme for TPV holders

    

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