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Temporary Protection Visa now in effect
TEMPORARY PROTECTION VISA NOW IN EFFECT
On 18 October 2013, Scott Morrison, the Minister for Immigration & Border Protection, issued a Ministerial Direction to officially re-instate Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs).
The reintroduction of TPVs was an election undertaking by the Coalition prior to the election as part of the suite of changes to ‘take sugar off the table’ for irregular maritime arrivals (IMAs).
The visa, to be issued to IMAs, will be formally known as Class XA Subclass 785 (Temporary Protection) visa.
The link below outlines leads to the new regulations:
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2013L01811
According to Legendcom, the new departmental guidelines will be uploaded on 26 October.
Permanent Protection Visas (PPVs) remain in place. These subclass 866 visas remain available to any applicant who arrived in Australia with a visa that was in effect on the applicant’s last entry into Australia.
So if agents have an Iranian student visaholders or a Vietnamese tourist claiming protection, PPVs will continue to be an accessible option if they are at risk of significant and foreseeable harm in their country of origin.
The same assessment process against Australia’s international obligations under the UN Convention for Refugees and the Migration Act’s complementary provisions will apply both PPV and TPV applicants.
TPVs will be issued for 36 months and applicants and will be reapply towards the end of the 36 months consecutively.
Significantly while on a TPV, visa will be denied permanent residency, the right to apply for citizenship or access to family reunion. TPV holders will also be barred from returning to Australia should he or she chose to leave.
This lack of pathways towards permanent residency continues to attract the harsh criticism from refugee advocates groups.
However, TPV holders conditions will include a temporary Medicare Card and may included work rights with geographic restrictions.
A new condition for TPV holders under Schedule 8 of the Migration Regulations 1994 has also been introduced:
8565 The holder must notify Immigration of any change in the holder’s residential address within 14 days after the change occurs.
Under reported by a media more obsessed with media management than policy substance, a number of details about TPVs required further announcements. These include information about accessing income support, settlement services, education and the future of the Refugee Review Tribunal.
Migration Alliance understands the free legal assistance under the IAAAS program will not be available to the vast majority of TPV applicants, as the Coalition promised to wind down the program by the new financial year
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Monday, 21 October 2013
My understanding is there are no statutory rights to be limited retrospectively. If your client has made a valid application as an IMA prior to 18 October 2013, then it will remain in place. I would prefer to give you something more certain. MA has requested the Minister's office to provide more clarifation
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Monday, 21 October 2013
You have stated in your reporting - The same assessment process against Australia’s international obligations under the UN Convention for Refugees and the Migration Act’s complementary provisions will apply both PPV and TPV applicants.
A large number of refugees arrived in the past 2-3 years under the auspices of UNHCR. Will these arrivals be given TPV or TPV is only meant for those arrivals after 18 October 2013 -
Monday, 21 October 2013
Actually I have done more research and there will be an impact on those who applied prior to 18 October. I will be blog-posting this as soon as possible.
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Me and my family accepted from RRT tribunal 6 month ago but we haven't received visa yet, in your opinion, which sort of visa will be belong to us? and my lawyer told me so you have to wait for ,
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Friday, 25 October 2013
The Refugee Review Tribunal does not 'finally determine' a protection visa. They merely remit a positive decision back to the Department. I recommend strongly you talk to your professional migration agent to inform you know about your circumstances and the impact of the new policy on you and your family.
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Monday, 21 October 2013
What if someone arrived at 2010 by boat and applied for protection visaand he also got refugge states and security clearance around 2 years ago, but he is still in Detention and waiting for visa, he will get permanent presidency?
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013
http://migration.genie8.com/oneClick.do?e=8usDZ8UjOS4pZrvfyq//6OU6Z4UrHRbH+PmFwAn8YYmAJt/g1gKSWc2kfCodptjlAyCx2Tgq5cJMuK6vs1qEh24nClVw1HWsvkOcY2FvcB8=
Update re Manus Island issue from Scott Morrison's office -
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
No, if clients arrived in Australia with a valid visa you are fine for a PPV and if such clients have already applied but are waiting for final decisions, they will remain eligible for a PPV. The intent of the policy is deter future IMAs by withholding PR to all IMAs not yet issued a protection visa. It is all about the IMAs.
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Wednesday, 23 October 2013
we got a answer from RRT 6 month ago and accept as refugee but yet hasn't arrived my visa i wanted to know my visa will be TPV or PPV? thanks darling
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Hi Brendan,
Had a very brief look at the legistlation. What does the following mean?
Made 17 Oct 2013
Registered 18 Oct 2013
Date of Ceasing 19 Oct 2013
Reason for Ceasing Repealed under Division 1 of Part 5A of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
thanks,
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
It means the Minister signed the Legislative Instrument on 17 Oct and it was gazetted on 18 Oct and therefore, it becomes law. The ceasing date is the date relating to action taken by Parliament to oppose the instrument. There was no opposition as Parliament was not sitting, therefore the effect of the instrument was 18 October.
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Thanks for the explanation.
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Hi,
How is it (TPV) for asylum seekers who arrival by airplane but without a valid visa ???
I mean for asylum seekers who use false or without a passport or document or visa at the airport ???
Is TPV visa system for them also???
Please explain.
Thank you.
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
It is my understanding arriving here without a valid visa or passport by air or sea will mean you will be subject to the TPV regulations.
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Hi Mr, Brendan.
How is it (TPV) for asylum seekers who arrival by airplane without a valid visa ???
I mean for asylum seekers who use false OR without a passport or visa at the airport???
Is the TPV system for them also ???
Please explain.
(Sorry, I can not good write English)
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Mr Brendan ,
Thank you very much for your answer to my question. -
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Thank you very much for such posting Mr Brendon
Can you please tell me something more about this law..
He applied for RRT and i arrived to australia by Air with Valid Visa...
He is Onshore on Protecttion visa.
My Questions is ..DOes it effect his Permanent Residence (PR) ?
He is elidible for PR or TPV?
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Saturday, 11 January 2014
Hi there,
Just want to know I arrived in Australia. With valid student visa then further applied protection visa and my case has been accepted from RRT on 13 of November 2013 and they sent back my application to DIAC. And DAIC ask me for new australian police clearance and recently I provided my police certificate to DAIC and just want to know what sort of visa they will issue for me TPV or PPV
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Is there any retrospectivity on its implementation.