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Visas and immigration

Information about the different types of Australian visas, living in Australia, immigration detention, and removal from Australia.

If you are in Australia on a visa, you may have questions about:

  • your immigration status
  • sponsoring family members to come to Australia
  • your visa cancellation. 

If you have experienced domestic or family violence, you may be concerned how leaving your relationship will affect your visa.

  • Your safety is important

    Your safety is important

    If you feel unsafe or are experiencing any violence, contact the police, a domestic violence counsellor or get legal advice.

Ways to get help

Ways to get help

If you have a legal problem in NSW, Legal Aid NSW is here to help you.

Immigration Service

The Legal Aid NSW Immigration Service provides free legal advice, assistance and representation in refugee and immigration matters.

Refugee Service

The Legal Aid NSW Refugee Service helps refugees with many types of legal problems.

Immigration Advice & Rights

The Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC) is a specialist, not-for-profit community legal centre (CLC) with over 35 years’ experience in migration law and policy.

Refugee Advice & Casework

The Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) provides free legal advice, assistance and representation for financially disadvantaged and vulnerable people seeking asylum in Australia.

Resources

My refugee family

This page has information about how you can ask to bring family to Australia through the Australian Government's refugee and humanitarian program.

Need immigration advice?

This factsheet outlines who we are, types of visas we can help and a list of locations our lawyers give legal advice.

What's the law?

What's the law? is an online video resource covering Australian law for new arrivals on topics such as driving, buying a car, renting, Centrelink and family law.