Protection Visa (Subclass 866)
What this visa is
The Protection visa (subclass 866) is for people in Australia who engage Australia’s protection obligations under the Refugee Convention or the complementary protection criteria. You apply onshore and the Department assesses whether you face a real chance of persecution or significant harm if returned home.
Where applications go wrong
Protection cases turn on credibility, country information, and the precise framing of your claims. Refusals are common at first instance and the AAT, and judicial review is highly technical. A migration agent prepares your statement of claims, identifies which Convention ground applies, and gathers the country evidence the Department needs to grant the visa.