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Applying for a Further Protection Visa (FPV)
A Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) is valid for 36 months. If you
hold a TPV and want to remain in Australia after the 36 months expire,
you must make a further application for a Protection Visa.
The application for a Further Protection Visa (FPV) should be made
at any time within the 30 months following your grant of TPV. The
FPV application is made on the same form (Form 866) and in the
same way as the original application for your TPV. It is really
the same process repeated for a
second time.
The application process for a FPV application is as follows:
• You lodge a completed and signed Form 866 with DIMA. This
form is to be lodged with DIMA at
26 Lee Street, Sydney with $30 and four passport photographs. It
is very important that you
complete the form as accurately and truthfully as possible. If you
are unsure about how to fill in
the Form 866, you may need to seek legal
advice.
• After you lodge the application with DIMA, you will receive
a letter confirming that the application
was received. It is your responsibility to make sure that DIMA
received your application.
• 30 months after you have been granted your TPV, when DIMA
is preparing to consider your FPV application, you will receive
a letter from DIMA asking you to provide new or further information
relating to your case. This may include:
o information that your refugee circumstances have not
changed in the past 30 months;
o any changes in family membership;
o any changes in circumstances in your home country which make it
unsafe for you to return;
o any problems faced by your family members or friends back home
since
you left your country.
Please check the section on “How
to prepare your statement for the FPV application”
to see how you need to respond to this letter.
• DIMA does not have to interview you before making a decision
about your application. However,
it is highly probable that you will be interviewed by the DIMA officer
in charge of your case before
a decision is made.
• DIMA will consider whether you are still a refugee under
Australian law. It will look at any changes
in your home country to see if you still have a genuine fear of
returning there. If DIMA decides that
you are still a refugee, it will then decide what type
of visa to grant you.
• Remember that you have to fulfill character
and health criteria before you
are granted any visas.
If your application for FPV is rejected by DIMA, you have the
right to appeal for full merits review
at the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT). Read more about your review
rights here.
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