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How to prepare your statement for the FPV application
It is important to prepare a detailed statement. Your statement
is the main evidence used to
present your case to the Department of Immigration. There is important
information that you must provide and a number of important questions
that you must answer in your statement.
• Provide your personal information (name, date of birth,
place of birth, ethnic background, religion,
occupation, political belonging if any, etc.)
• Provide some background information regarding the situation
in your country: the types of problems
and the types of people who are persecuted.
• Explain what happened to you that made you leave your country
in the order that things
happened - starting with the first thing that happened and ending
with the last one
before coming to Australia. Provide details (names, dates, places,
how long it took, etc.)
Do not put in a date if you are not sure of it – say ‘I
think’ or ‘about’ or ‘approximately’.
• Explain how you left your country – did you get a
passport? Did you pay anyone to get you out?
Was it easy? Did you leave legally?
• Explain what do they think will happen to you if you go
back.
• Explain whether the authorities in your country will protect
you.
• Explain why it is not possible to relocate to another part
of the country and live there safely.
• Things that happened to other people may also be relevant.
For example, other members
of your family, or of the same political party, or the same religion.
• If you have lived in, or have the right to return to, a
country other than your home country,
you should explain why you cannot go there to live.
• You should explain any delay in leaving your home country
or in making the application
for protection.
REMEMBER!
• The statement is a legal document and that making untrue
claims is a criminal act under the STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1959.
You must tell the truth. DIMA and RRT will check your claims. If
you are found to have lied about anything, it will affect your chances
of getting a visa.
• Make sure that your statement is presented in chronological
order and is consistent. Your application may be rejected if your
statement is not consistent or the information in it is contradictory
• You must relate your case to at least one of the five grounds
for refugee status in the UN Convention
definition – race, religion, nationality, membership of
a social group or political opinion.
You may also want to add supporting
documents and support
letters for your statement.
• It is very important that you disclose in your visa application
ALL the members of your close family, whether they are living, deceased
or missing. If you don’t disclose some of the family members
you may not be able to sponsor them to Australia in the future if
your application is successful.
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