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AFFMA Is Still Accepting New Clients

For enquiries or administrative matters, please write to us at PO Box 883, Rockdale, NSW 2216

From the CEO’s Desk December 2017

AFFMA’s MOVING ONLINE IN 2018

Dear Valued Readers,

Since 2013, AFFMA’s dedicated volunteers have provided legal advice to hundreds of refugees. We have lodged protection visa applications for refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Lybia, Iran and Nigeria, among other countries.

Our lawyers, migration agents, acting CEO, board members, office staff, practice manager, bookkeepers, Graphic designer, legal assistant and newsletter team have all contributed to AFFMA’s great success. However, a lack of funding has made it increasingly difficult to maintain our office space, and at its last meeting, the Board voted to move AFFMA’s operations fully online starting in January 2018.

Moving Online

This restructure is an opportunity to cut down on operating costs such as rent, electricity, and other office expenses and refocus our attention and resources on our clients. Starting in January, clients will contact our support desk by filling out a form on our website or by sending an email to <support@affma.org.au>.

The support team will forward all inquiries to one of AFFMA’s volunteer lawyers or migration agents, who will then contact the client and organise a meeting to discuss the case. If it has merits and is within the lawyer’s or migration agent’s area of expertise, he or she will help the client apply for a protection visa.

Our fee structure will remain unchanged; we continue to offer our services free of charge, with an administrative fee of $250 per application plus GST.

Current clients will not be affected by the restructuring

Our current clients will not be affected by our restructure. Their lawyer or migration agent will continue to assist with their cases until a decision is made by the Department of Home Affairs.

AFFMA went fully online from January 2018. All contacts now are to me made to info@affma.org.au. All other correspondence must be addressed to:

Association of Fee Free Migration Agents (AFFMA)
PO Box 883
Rockdale, NSW 2216

We thank you all for your continuing support and we wish you all a happy holiday season.

Joël Gédéon
CEO
Pro Bono Immigration Lawyer

Refugee News – November 2017

Global refugee news …

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Global

  • Refugees from across Africa are being bought and sold in modern day slave markets in Libya. Read more.
  • Sexual predators and human traffickers are targeting Rohingya refugees in camps on the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Read more.
  • Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an agreement for the return of 300 Rohingya refugees per day. Read more.

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At Home

  • A Sri Lankan asylum seeker has died on Manus Island in an apparent suicide. Read more.
  • A coalition of human rights groups have presented reports to the United Nations that condemn Australia’s refugee policies. Read more.
  • Australia has given $30 million to UNICEF to support vulnerable children in Lebanon. Read more.
  • A man who participated in a people smuggling operation in 2013 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Read more.

Elizabeth Wright
BComn(Griffith), MHumRights(Curtin)

 

Refugee News – October 2017

Global refugee news …

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Global

  • The United States may cut its refugee intake to 45,000, its lowest in decades. Read more.
  • Rohingya refugees are facing increased hostility in Bangladesh. Read more.
  • Cameroon has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees over the last two years, allegedly to slow the spread of extremism. Read more.

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At Home

  • Twenty two refugees have left Manus Island for the United States. Read more.
  • The Refugee Review Tribunal has been found to have cut-and-pasted paragraphs in multiple decisions. Read more.

Elizabeth Wright
BComn(Griffith), MHumRights(Curtin)

 

Is Resettlement Enough?

The United National High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that 59.5 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, and many states recognise that they have a responsibility to help refugees. However, the political rhetoric surrounding refugees, both in Australia and around the world, is largely negative and ignores the fact that Click here to read more.

VOLUNTEER Migration Agents Wanted – 2025

URGENTLY WANTED: Volunteer Migration Agents

AFFMA is an Approved Voluntary Organisation. Migration agents volunteering with us can save close to $3000 per year in mandatory insurances and expenses.

Please email your expression of interest to the CEO <info@affma.org.au>

Contributions Welcome – October

We welcome contributions to our newsletter from our readers. Articles must be between 500 and 1000 words. Please send your article to <newsletter@affma.org.au>

The deadline for submission of articles is 21st of the month.

AFFMA NEWS

Global Refugee News

  • The United States may cut its refugee intake to 45,000, the lowest in decades. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/09/27/us/27reuters-usa-immigration-refugees.html
  • Rohingya refugees are facing increased hostility in Bangladesh. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-28/rohingya-refugees-face-increasing-hostility-in-bangladesh/8995238
  • Cameroon has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees over the last two years, allegedly to slow the spread of extremism. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/27/world/africa/ap-af-cameroon-nigeria-refugees.html

Refugee News in Australia

  • Twenty-two refugees have left Manus Island for the United States. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-26/22-refugees-leave-manus-island-for-us-swap-deal/8988424
  • The Refugee Review Tribunal has been found to have cut-and-pasted paragraphs from other asylum applications in some of its decisions. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-12/refugee-review-tribunal-found-to-have-transposed-paragraphs/8899510
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