Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission – Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission | Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Tip sheet: Good practice for working with women on temporary visas in refuge accommodation – inTouch-Tip-Sheet-Good-practice-for-working-with-women-on-temporary-visas-in-refuge-1.pdf
Tip sheet: Women on temporary visas experiencing family violence – Women-on-TVs-Tip-Sheet.pdf (intouch.org.au)
Family Safety Pack – The Australian Government developed this resource in 22 community languages, has information on Australia’s laws regarding family violence, sexual assault, forced marriage and partner visas – Family Safety Pack | Department of Social Services, Australian Government (dss.gov.au)
Department of Home Affairs- Immigration and Citizenship, Check Visa details and conditions- https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-visa/check-visa-details-and-conditions/overview
Peninsula Community Legal Centre – Supporting clients on temporary visas experiencing FV to safely leave relationships and get migration assistance – Guide to Safety Tool
Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission – Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission | Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Family Safety Pack – The Australian Government developed this resource in 22 community languages, has information on Australia’s laws regarding family violence, sexual assault, forced marriage and partner visas – Family Safety Pack | Department of Social Services, Australian Government (dss.gov.au)
Birth Death and Marriages fee waiver for Birth Certificate. Information about how to apply included on forms. Application form – Fee waiver – AdultApplication form Fee waiver Child Accessible version
Births, Deaths & Marriages. Supporting children in care. Support for carers of children in care arrangements (including informal or court-ordered care) to register the child’s birth and/or get the child’s birth certificate. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/supporting-carers-children-care
Department of Home Affairs- Immigration and Citizenship, Check Visa details and conditions- https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-visa/check-visa-details-and-conditions/overview
Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) Asylum seeker assistance and critical support during visa determination- https://www.ssi.org.au/our-services/settlement/status-resolution-support-services-srss/
This paper looks at what is currently known about intimate partner violence in Australian refugee communities, and what service providers can do to ensure appropriate support is available to this client group.
- In addition to physical and sexual violence, women from refugee backgrounds are particularly vulnerable to financial abuse, reproductive coercion and immigration-related violence.
General information about visa abuse –