SHEV AND TPV Holders: You can apply for your permanent visa NOW! The Department of Home Affairs has finally opened the door for people that hold Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (subclass 790) and Temporary Protection Visas (subclass 785) to apply for their permanent visa by lodging an application for a Resolution of Stats Visa (subclass … Read More
CONTENT WARNING: this article contains discussion of sexual assault, violence against women and sexism. Please read with caution. Gasht-e Ershad. I will never forget the day I first time I heard this phrase. Parvaneh** had come to me for help with a protection visa. She was from Iran, a tiny woman, with long curly hair … Read More
Moving to Australia with your family So, you are thinking of moving to Australia with your family. Well, why wouldn’t you? Beautiful clean cities. Gorgeous beaches. A world class educational system. A place of opportunity and freedom. Me My name is Peggy Kerdo, and I am the Principal Solicitor and founder of Kerdo Legal. My … Read More
The Department of Home Affairs is consistently refusing to grant protection visa applications from LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers from Malaysia. This is deeply shocking, given that Malaysia has one of the worst records of inhumane treatment of LGBTIQ+ people in the world. Last week (10 August 2022), a report from Human Rights Watch gave details of … Read More
The Labor Government has promised that people on SHEV and TPV visas will get permanent visas in the first six months of the Labor Government, that is by November 2022. So what is happening now, at the beginning of July 2022? Pathways to a permanent visa? The Government is trying to figure out the pathway … Read More
When Novak Djokovic tried to enter Australia, he became tangled in a complex system that many people are subject to, and very few have the fame and fortune to fight. If a person comes to Australia and has any sort of mistake on their entry card, or that they seem to hold the wrong type … Read More
Friday 14 January 2022 Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced people on student visas could work more than 40 hours per fortnight. that the Commonwealth had lifted the 40 hour per fortnight work limitation placed on international students. This is to help with all the worker shortages. Stay tuned with Kerdo Legal for more information!
The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan. We need your help. We know you feel overwhelmed, with most of us in lockdown, but there IS something you can do that will make a REAL difference to one person, one family. What can you do? There are people in our local community that have family members … Read More
We support Australia’s consideration to offer safe haven visas to Hong Kong residents following China’s oppressive security laws. Australia is one of a few countries with a humanitarian response after China enacted unjust laws removing important liberties and criminalising perceived antiPRC action (such as peaceful dissent or demonstrating) with life imprisonment. We welcome the Australian … Read More
Many people think that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the complete closure of Australia’s borders. The borders are closed to tourists and visitors, but they are NOT closed to Australian citizens and permanent residents. So, if you are an Australian citizen, permanent resident or the immediate family member of an Australian citizen or permanent … Read More