Get legal help
Legal Aid ACT has a migration service that can help you if you’re a visa holder.
The migration service is a free and confidential legal service. This means we won’t do anything without your consent, and we will not tell anyone you contacted us.
What we help with
We can help with:
protection visas
refugee RSS
visa cancellations if on a humanitarian visa
family violence pathways.
We can help by:
giving legal advice and information about immigration and citizenship matters
representing you in some cases
helping you understand your rights.
What we do not help with
We do not help with:
student visas
- skilled visas
working holiday visas
visitor visas
- family visas.
If we cannot help you, we may be able to refer you to another service that can.
Contact us
Phone: 1300 654 314
- Monday to Thursdays 8.30am to 7pm
- Fridays 8.30am to 5pm
Email: migration@legalaidact.org.au
If you need a translator, call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450 before calling us.
Prepare for your appointment with us
Find out how you can prepare for an appointment with us
Find a migration lawyer or migration agent
You can find a private migration lawyer in the ACT through the ACT Law Society.
You can check that a migration agent is registered on OMARA.
Factsheets and Resources
Overview
If you came by boat
How to Lodge a TPV/SHEV application
If you came by plane
How to lodge a protection visa application
What to expect at an interview
Refused by the Department
- Refused by the Department
- Ministerial Intervention
- Filing for Judicial Review in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Mandatory Visa Cancellations:
- Mandatory Visa Cancellation - for people who are not Australian citizens and currently serving a prison sentence.
- What to do if your visa has been mandatorily cancelled