Success on Protection Visa Application for Asylum Seeker (866 Visa) Australia is one of 147 signatory countries to the Refugees Convention. The Refugees Convention defines a refugee as a person who: -is outside their country of nationality or their usual country of residence -is unable or unwilling to return or to seek the protection of that country due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion -is not a war criminal and has not committed any serious non-political crimes or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Complementary Protection From 24 March 2012, complementary protection claims have been considered as part of the protection visa assessment process. Complementary protection is the term used to describe a category of protection for people who are not refugees but cannot be returned to their home country, in line with Australia’s international obligations, because there is a real risk that the person will suffer certain types of harm. If you need further information Please contact Shan of Parish Patience Immigration Lawyers on +612 9286 8700 or [email protected] #ProtectionVisa #RefugeeVisa #AsylumSeekers #RefugeeLawyer #PPILAW #bestimmigrationlawyers https://www.instagram.com/p/B8SLOysn3M_/?igshid=k8780ctg3b4z