Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Cost: No cost to clients unless interpreter service required

Services:

• Representation of temporary protection visa holders in claiming further protection


• Representation in the lodgement of onshore protection visa applications (ie where a person has entered Australia on another form of visa and seeks to lodge a protection visa application)


• Assistance to victims of domestic violence who are on temporary spouse visas


• Any other migration work where exceptional humanitarian issues are raised


• Assistance to current and former protection and humanitarian visa holders with family reunions


• Assistance to humanitarian and protection visa holder with citizenship applications


• Immigration assistance to women where trafficking in women is an issue.


• Referral of protection and humanitarian visa holders to appropriate agencies for general legal assistance (eg with criminal, credit tenancy and other issues)


• Information sessions for clients

Referral Criteria:

• Temporary protection visa (TPV) holders


• Temporary spouse visa holders


• Current and former permanent protection visa holders and humanitarian visa holders


• Women in Australia who are the victims of trafficking in women


• Any case where the person claims humanitarian reasons for seeking to stay in Australia


• CASE is also an IAAAS provider.

Geographic Region:

• State-wide application utilising telephone/video link up however provide face to face appointments at Perth office


• CASE for Refugees is an incorporated CLC whose management committee are representative of the legal community