On 14 February 2023, the law changed allowing all holders of a TPV or a SHEV that has not been cancelled to be eligible for a Permanent Visa to remain in Australia. The permanent visa is called a Resolution of Status Visa (Subclass 581) (RoS Visa).This information applies to you if you held or applied for a TPV or SHEV before 14 February 2023.
RAILS can help eligible people obtain a RoS visa.
- If you need help or if you want to refer someone to RAILS for help with applying for a RoS visa, complete our referral form and email it to pr@rails.org.au: TPVSHEV Conversion referral v2.pdf (rails.org.au)
- If you have any questions, call us on (07) 3846 9333 or email pr@rails.org.au
We strongly recommend that you do not communicate with the Department of Home Affairs until you have spoken to one of our lawyers. It can be easy to make a mistake and this could impact your visa or application.
The below video contains information about RoS visas, eligibility and how RAILS can help.
Read more about these changes in our fact sheet:
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet English version
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet Farsi version
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet Hazaragi version
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet Rohingya audio version
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet Arabic version
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet Dari version
TPV/SHEV Conversion fact sheet Pashto version
TPV//SHEV Conversion fact sheet Tamil version
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