On 13 February 2023, the Australian Government announced that refugees who have a Temporary Protection visa (TPV subclass 785) or a Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV subclass 790) have a pathway for permanent protection and would be eligible for a permanent Resolution of Status visa (RoS subclass 851). These changes have been made to provide a permanent pathway for up to 20,000 people.
The RoS visa is a permanent visa permitting the visa holder to live, work, study, obtain access to Medicare and Centrelink and sponsor eligible family members for permanent residence to Australia.
Further information
Further information, including fact sheets in various languages, is available on the Department of Home Affairs website here: Subclass 851 Resolution of Status (homeaffairs.gov.au).
For legal assistance, please contact the relevant legal service in your state or territory below:
- New South Wales – Refugee Advice and Case Service (RACS):
Phone: (02) 8317 6505
Website: https://www.racs.org.au/tpv-shev-processing
- ACT – Legal Aid ACT
Phone: (02) 6243 3411
Website: https://www.legalaidact.org.au
- South Australia – Legal Commission of South Australia
Phone: 1300 366 424
Website: https://lsc.sa.gov.au
- Victoria – Refugee Legal
Phone: 03 9413 0133
Website: www.refugeelegal.org.au
- Queensland – RAILS
Phone: 07 3846 9300
Website: www.rails.org.au
- Western Australia – Circle Green Community Legal
Phone: 08 6148 3636
Website: www.circlegreen.org.au
- Tasmania – Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service (TRLS)
Phone: 03 6169 9473
Website: www.trls.org.au