Sub-class 866 Protection (Onshore Protection Visa)
Protection visas such as the 866 visa are designed to give shelter in Australia to people who have been facing significant persecution and harm for their race, religion, imputed political opinion, nationalities and belonging to special social group and the harm must be well established and be real. in their home country, and have fled because of such situations. The 866 visas have a number of requirements, the most important of which is that an applicant must fall into one of the five categories giving rise to a fear of the persecution they would suffer if they returned to their home country. These categories are race, religion, political opinion, nationality or belonging to a particular social group. Alternatively, in some cases people may be accepted as refugees because of Australia’s commitment to not returning people to the home country because of other risks that will face them if they go back.
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