Partner Visas
Subclass 820 Onshore
Subclass 309 Offshore
Subclass 300 Fiancé
Subclass 461 NZ Family
Same Sex and LGBTIQ+
Schedule 3 Waivers
Family Violence Provisions
Sponsorship Limitations
Partner Visa Refusals
A Protection visa is not decided by completing Form 866 alone. The Department examines whether the applicant engages Australia's protection obligations, whether the account is credible and consistent, whether identity is established and whether the evidence supports the risk the applicant personally faces on return. That is why the protection visa lawyers Adelaide team at My Migration Lawyers prepares every claim before lodgement.
Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team assesses the legal basis of the claim, identifies credibility and evidentiary risks and settles the strategy. We prepare the Subclass 866 application, the statement of claims and legal submissions, organise the supporting evidence and country information, prepare the applicant for the Protection visa interview and respond to Department concerns.
Where an application has already been refused, our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team reviews the decision, the review rights and the deadline, and acts on the ART review of the Protection visa refusal.















Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team examines the applicant's location, visa status, immigration history, identity, account and feared harm, and whether the circumstances engage the refugee criterion, complementary protection or neither. See Protection visa eligibility and what a Protection visa lawyer does.
Before lodgement, My Migration Lawyers identifies validity issues, timing risks, possible inconsistencies and the evidence requiring explanation. Lodgement timing may also affect your bridging visa position.
Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team prepares the application and a detailed chronological statement setting out your own account, which you review and correct, and legal submissions that present it in the form the law requires. We also complete supporting forms such as Form 80.
Evidence may include identity documents, corroborating records, witness statements, translations and reliable country information. We organise the material around the issues the Department must decide. See the documents checklist.
My Migration Lawyers lodges the Subclass 866 application on your instructions, appointed by Form 956, and advises on the bridging visa granted, its conditions and work rights, and sets up your ImmiAccount access.
Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team reviews the complete application with you, identifies credibility issues likely to be tested and prepares you for detailed questioning. See interview preparation and interview questions.
We respond to requests for information and adverse material. If the visa is refused, our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team assesses the reasons and the deadline and represents you at the ART Adelaide Registry at Level 2, 1 King William Street, Adelaide. See ART review after refusal.







Protection visa lawyers Adelaide clients instruct assess the legal basis of the claim, prepare the Subclass 866 application, statement of claims and submissions, organise evidence, prepare the applicant for interview and respond to the Department. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team also acts after a refusal. See our Protection visa lawyers.
Fees depend on the stage and complexity. My Migration Lawyers charges a fixed fee for each stage, set out in a written costs agreement, so protection visa lawyers Adelaide clients know the cost in advance. The government charge for the application is separate. See fixed-fee lawyers.
Yes. Condition 8503 (No Further Stay) expressly excludes Protection visas, so it does not prevent the application. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team checks your entry, visa history and any application bars first. See Protection visas on a tourist visa and Protection visas for students.
Yes, in most cases. Protection visas remain available under the section 48 bar, and an overstay does not by itself prevent the application. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team treats overstay matters as urgent because of the bridging visa consequences. See bridging visas.
Yes. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team prepares a detailed chronological statement of your own account, which you review and correct, explaining what happened, who was involved, why you were targeted and what you fear on return. See the statement of claims.
Yes. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team reviews the complete application with you, identifies areas likely to be tested and prepares you to answer detailed questions accurately in your own words. See the Protection visa interview and interview preparation.
Depending on the matter and the Department's arrangements, a lawyer may attend. The lawyer does not give evidence for you, but can observe and raise procedural or legal issues. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team advises whether attendance is appropriate. See interview questions.
Yes. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team acts in claims based on sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status, including cases involving concealment, delayed disclosure and limited documentary evidence. See LGBTI Protection visas and the LGBTI guide.
Yes. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team acts for converts, apostates and members of religious minorities, and prepares the evidence of belief, practice and risk the Department examines. See religious persecution claims and Protection visa evidence.
Yes. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team advises on Protection visa applications, review rights and deadlines for people in immigration detention, where review periods can be especially short. Send My Migration Lawyers the decision and detention correspondence immediately. See urgent advice.
It depends on the visa you held and the bridging visa granted with your application. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team checks your bridging visa conditions and advises on work rights at lodgement. See Bridging visa A.
Members of your family unit who are in Australia can be included in a Subclass 866 application. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team advises who can be included and prepares their applications with yours. See permanent Protection visa eligibility.
No. There is no time limit for lodging a Protection visa, but the Department will ask why you delayed. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team addresses the reasons directly in the statement and submissions. See delayed applications and engaging a lawyer after lodgement.
Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team reviews the refusal reasons, confirms ART review rights and lodges within the deadline, which is short and strictly applied. We represent eligible clients at the ART Adelaide Registry at Level 2, 1 King William Street, Adelaide. See the refusal and ART guide and ART appeals.
Generally no. Section 48A prevents a further Protection visa application while you remain in Australia after a refusal, which is why the first application and the ART review matter. Our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team advises on what remains available. See ART hearing preparation.
Book online or call 1300 040 300. Consultations with our protection visa lawyers Adelaide team are by Zoom and confidential, so there is no need to visit an office. Tell us the stage of your matter and any deadline. Contact details.

