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AFFMA doing the hard yards for refugees

Some refugees have gone through unthinkable atrocities and being at home is not an option anymore.
Some refugees have gone through unthinkable atrocities and being at home is not an option anymore.

 The stories of refugees have a common trait: sorrow

Every year thousands of people around the world migrate to other countries searching for a better future. Some of them have gone  through unthinkable atrocities and being at home is not an option anymore. Their stories have a common trait: sorrow.

Migration Officer and Acting President for the Association of Fee Free Migration Agents Sydney (AFFMA) Joël Gédéon finds it hard  to avoid getting emotional when talking about the many cases that regularly come to his desk.

A former teacher, Gédéon, originally from Paris, started his journey 11 years ago when he came to Australia for a holiday. Influenced by his partner, Gédéon applied for permanent residency that was granted three weeks later due to the shortage of teachers in Australia  at the time.

But this traveller was not prepared to settle in Australia yet. For a couple of years, he lived in Thailand and Malaysia where he had the chance to get involved, and work with, refugee charity organisations.

In 2009, Gédéon returned to Australia where he became a migration agent. He never imagined what destiny held for him and the impact he would have on other people’s lives.

Read more at http://megaphoneoz.com/?p=9274

Fee free advice from AFFMA – free migration agents

What advice does AFFMA provide?

Free Migration Agents provide pro bono migration services for refugees, asylum seekers and humanitarian entrants to Australia. - image
Free Migration Agents provide pro bono migration services for refugees, asylum seekers and humanitarian entrants to Australia.

AFFMA provides advice to financially disadvantaged people in relation to most refugee and humanitarian visas.

Who can use AFFMA advice services?

Any person in NSW who is financially disadvantaged (before receiving advice from our centre you will be asked to provide some information regarding your financial status) and is an actual or potential applicant, sponsor or proposer for an Australian refugee or humanitarian visa may be able to use AFFMA’s advice services.

How is AFFMA’s advice delivered?

From July 2014 AFFMA has provided fee free immigration advice and assistance to financially disadvantaged people in NSW through the following advice services:

  • Face to face advice
  • Telephone advice
  • Ongoing assistance and representation

AFFMA will consider cases against our guidelines on a case by case basis to determine whether a person is eligible for ongoing assistance.

 

Vision and purpose of AFFMA

 Who can AFFMA help?

AFFMA will provide free immigration advice to financially disadvantaged people in New South Wales eligible for a protection visa - image
AFFMA will provide free immigration advice to financially disadvantaged people in New South Wales eligible for a protection visa

AFFMA provides free immigration advice to financially disadvantaged people in New South Wales eligible for a protection visa. AFFMA is not part of the Department of Immigration or any other Government department. All migration advice given on behalf of AFFMA is given by volunteer Registered Migration Agents.

Our vision and purpose

The main purpose of The Association is to provide a one-stop shop offering a range of services refugees and asylum seekers need to access as follows:

  • Pro bono assistance, by RMAs, in their migration application to the Department of Home Affairs
  • Financial assistance to meet the cost of their migration application, health check and the like;
  • Pro bono assistance in their appeal application to the Refugee Review Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal if needed;
  • Advising the target group(s) of their rights and duties under Australian Laws after being granted a Permanent visa;
  • Connect the target group(s) to mainstream services, (eg Centrelink, Medicare, ATO, employment services and mental health services dealing with victims of torture and trauma), as well as settlement service providers through community and local connections and networks in order to create a welcoming environment and opportunities to help with their settlement needs and make the adjustment to living in Australia.

Free migration agents

AFFMA

The Association of Fee Free Migration Agents, Sydney, Inc. (AFFMA) is a new not-for-profit organisation set up to offer pro bono migration services for refugees, asylum seekers and humanitarian entrants.- image
The Association of Fee Free Migration Agents, Sydney, Inc. (AFFMA) is a not-for-profit organisation set up to offer pro bono migration services for refugees, asylum seekers and humanitarian entrants.

The Association of Fee Free Migration Agents, Sydney, Inc. (AFFMA) is a not-for-profit organisation set up to offer pro bono migration services for refugees, asylum seekers and humanitarian entrants.

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