Visa cancellations
Your visa
is at risk.
Act quickly.
Learning that your visa is at risk of being cancelled is one of the most stressful experiences that a person from a refugee background can face. The law is complex and there may be only a short window of time to act.
You are not alone.
Acting early matters.
About this service
Legal help when
time matters most.
RAILS provides free, confidential and trauma-informed legal assistance to people at risk of their protection or humanitarian visa being cancelled.
Visa cancellation law is very complex and deadlines can be tight, so it is important to act quickly if you receive a notice from Home Affairs.
How we can help
Support for different
visa cancellation situations.
01
Incorrect information
We can help people who have provided incorrect information to Home Affairs.
02
Adverse information
Support if you have received an Invitation to Comment on Adverse Information from Home Affairs.
03
Notice of Intention to Consider Cancellation
Legal assistance when Home Affairs has issued a Notice of Intention to Consider Cancellation.
04
Cancelled visa
Help if a visa has been cancelled because of incorrect information, identity concerns or issues relating to the reasons the visa was granted.
05
Act quickly
The time available to respond can be very short. Getting legal advice promptly is important.
Your situation matters
Don’t face a visa
cancellation alone.
Confidential support
Understand your options. Protect your future.
RAILS provides free, confidential and trauma-informed legal assistance to eligible people at risk of their protection or humanitarian visa being cancelled.
Free
confidential legal assistance
3
common cancellation situations covered
Quick
action matters because deadlines can be tight
Need advice?
Take the next step
as soon as possible.
Our support is focused on helping you understand the situation and respond within the relevant deadlines.
Take the next step
Here is a path forward.
If you need legal advice in relation to a visa cancellation, please fill out the RAILS referral form. Because of the tight deadlines involved, it is important to act quickly.