Migration Services

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

If you came by plane

Mandatory Visa Cancellations: