Domestic Violence Partner Visa Lawyer

We understand that it must be a very tough time for you and your partner and/or your family members. However, you are not alone in family violence. If you have suffered from family or domestic violence, a number of national support and confidential counselling lines are available to help you:

• In an emergency or life-threatening situation, please call the Police on 000
• For financial assistance, please reach out to the Australian Red Cross.
• Để có một buổi tư vấn miễn phí với nhân viên tư vấn mối quan hệ gia đình, hãy gọi 1800RESPECT theo số 1800 737 732
• Nếu quý vị cần một thông dịch viên miễn phí, hãy gọi TIS National theo số 131 450

Although you can provide non-judicial evidence such as a medical report from a medical practitioner or a witness statement, they have to satisfy the criteria prescribed by the legislation. If they do not, the Department will not accept your evidence of family violence. 

Please keep in mind that before assessing the family violence claim, the Department will assess your relationship prior to the first incident police report of family violence. Only if your relationship is found to be genuine and ongoing before the relationship has ended or ceased will you then be invited to provide evidence of family violence. They will also assess your mental health and overall family violence case before taking it on.

At Australian Migration Lawyers, we have a deep understanding of the legislative framework that operates in these circumstances and are able to make your application as comprehensive as possible. We help with family violence provisions.

Yes, your former partner and children will get permanent partner visas as well, providing that they are included as secondary applicants in your permanent partner visa application and they also meet the mental health requirements. Our goal is to help you with family violence provisions.

The Department understands your difficulties in gathering evidence, so they may give more time for you to submit those documents. However, submitting requested documents is still mandatory. This speeds up the family violence provisions process.

With respect to relevant family violence claims, the Department will carry out two assessments concerning the veracity of your relationship, assessing whether you were in a genuine and ongoing relationship with your former partner or child welfare sponsor before your relationship ceased and your family violence claims. This helps clarify family violence provisions for the long run.

Demonstrating a genuine relationship and submitting a valid claim of domestic violence are not easy tasks, as they require knowledge of family violence law, migration law and legal procedures. If the Department is not convinced that you were in a genuine relationship before the incident, they will not assess your family violence claim and won't grant you family violence provisions. Australian Migration Lawyers have experience in this area of law and have the capacity to provide you with clear, straightforward, and compassionate advice to reduce the stress associated with this process of receiving family violence provisions.