Introduction
Have you applied for a partner visa or permanent visa as a secondary applicant and experienced domestic violence? If your relationship ends or you want to leave your partner before you get a permanent visa, get legal advice as soon as possible.
Your partner cannot cancel your visa.
Under the family violence provisions, you might still be able to get a permanent visa if your relationship has ended and there was domestic violence.
Advice about your visa
The Legal Aid NSW Immigration Team can tell you what the family violence provisions mean and help you apply to Immigration. They can advise you about other visa options if the family violence provisions don’t apply to you.
Call the Legal Aid NSW Immigration Team on (02) 9219 5790.
Advice about domestic violence and family law
If you are experiencing domestic and family violence, the Legal Aid NSW Domestic Violence Unit can help you with problems like getting an AVO, getting child support, sorting out finances and getting other free legal help.
Call the Legal Aid NSW Domestic Violence Unit on 1800 979 529.
More information and help
If you are in immediate trouble call the police on 000 or 112 from mobiles.
If you need an interpreter, call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 (9am–5pm).
For information about visa types, see our factsheet Visa applications and the family violence provisions.
Download
You can download this factsheet as a PDF in English.
Updated June 2025