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